A TEENAGE drug driver who was given a ‘last chance’ after leading police on a high speed chase has been jailed for six months.

Josh Chamberlain, who was also banned from the road at the time, was put on a suspended at Swindon Crown Court in April.

But after the 18-year-old failed to comply with the unpaid work and probation appointments a judge said he had no option but to jail him.

Andrew Stone, for probation, said the defendant had done just one of the 150 hours and turned up for one of the rehabilitation activity requirement days.

Representing himself the teenager said that he had struggled to juggle his factory job, looking after his sick mum and doing the order.

Crying in the witness box, he said “If you give me a last chance I will do everything you ask me. I will do all my appointments, work with probation, everything.”

But Judge Tim Mousley said “You have heard me tell you when you committed these offences you showed a complete disregard for the law and a complete disregard for people in authority and it seems that is still your attitude.

“Your progress has been completely unacceptable under the terms of the order and it seems to me, having read what is said in the breach report, that that also reflects your attitude towards authority and your attitude towards those people who can help you.

“It seems to me that I have no alternative but to activate the sentence I imposed on you last April.”

He said he would only impose six months of the eight-month jail term, so Chamberlain would serve half of before being released on licence.

Chamberlain, of Woodrow, Road, Melksham, was spotted by police behind the wheel of a Peugeot 306 in the town on February 28.

The car sped off as police tried to stop it, heading along Sandridge Hill, Westbrook and in to Chittoe.

After going round a loop in the village it went back down Snowberry Lane on to Spa Road.

The court saw video footage from one of the police cars where a fellow officer is seen throwing the stinger in front of the car.

When Chamberlain was arrested he was found to have more than four times the legal limit for benzodiazepam and also to be disqualified from driving.

He admitted dangerous driving, no insurance, drug-driving and driving while disqualified.

The court heard he had a long history of driving offences including aggravated taking without consent as well as other offences of violence and dishonesty.

At that time he received an eight-month jail term suspended for 18 months with 20 days of rehabilitation activity requirement, 150 hours of unpaid work and was banned from the road for two years and until he had passed an extended test.