Masked teenager who stole Range Rover before leading cops on 100 mph chase avoids jail

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A masked up teenager who stole a Range Rover before leading the police on a 100 mph chase through Bury and Bolton has avoided going to prison.

18-year-old Terry Nelson was part of a group of four males seen rifling through the boot of the Evoque by a passing driver, before speeding off, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.

The car was later picked up by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at speeds of 100mph. Nelson, of Bolton, who was driving the stolen vehicle, was seen to drive on the wrong side of the dual carriageway and nearly crash into other cars. READ MORE: Lanxess issues statement as investigation launched after chemical leak in Trafford Park Pleading guilty to theft of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving, he was handed a suspended sentence after a judge told him that he was willing to ‘give him a chance’ Aubrey Sampson, prosecuting, said that on January 27 this year, at around 10pm, the police received reports of ‘four males’ wearing balaclavas going through the boot of a Range Rover Evoque. “The witness reported seeing two men sat inside the vehicle on Green Lane, in Kearsley, when she drove past,” he said. “They got back into the car, then drove off with the boot still open.

The vehicle almost hit her vehicle as it drove off.” Officers later found a boot cover, three hockey sticks and a bank card belonging to the owner of the Range Rover at the scene.