A PENARTH driver has been jailed after leading police on a high-speed chase - in his pyjamas.

Robert Gethin, 33, drove at 60mph in a 30mph zone while double the drink-drive limit.

He skipped red lights, drove on the wrong side of the road and sped across junctions.

He even turned his headlights off so he would be harder to see, Cardiff Crown Court was told.

Gethin had an argument with his girlfriend after drinking, the court heard, and planned to sleep in his car after he was out of her flat.

But he then led police on the "prolonged chase" at midnight last month.
Prosecutor Gareth Jones said he only stopped when police used a stinger device to puncture his tyres.

Gethin, of St David's Crescent, then got out of the car and ran away before being found hiding under a nearby vehicle.

A test at the police station revealed he had 66mg of alcohol in his breath – nearly twice the legal limit of 35mg.

When interviewed he fully admitted the offences and told officers he'd had an argument with his partner.

Cardiff Crown Court heard Gethin was earlier convicted of harassing his partner with text messages, following an argument about money.

Gethin was jailed for 10 months after admitting dangerous driving, drink-driving, failing to stop, and driving without insurance.

Recorder Timothy Petts said: "There was very serious potential for an accident."