A high-speed police chase has cost a Devonshire man more than $5,000 in traffic fines and three years off the road.

Prinston Robinson, 50, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to driving dangerously, driving while disqualified and failing to stop among other traffic offences in connection to the February 22 chase.

The court heard that at around 12.35pm that day, officers were on mobile patrol when they spotted a car, driven by Robinson, with an expired TCD sticker.

The officers pulled over Robinson near the junction of Elliot Street and Brunswick Street, but as they stepped out of their police vehicle, Robinson sped away.

Police followed Robinson at high speed throughout the North Hamilton area, watching as he failed to stop at intersections and caused other drivers to take evasive action to avoid collisions.

Officers managed to get in front of Robinson on St Augustine Road, forcing him to stop. They later confirmed that the vehicle was unlicenced and uninsured, and that Robinson had been disqualified from driving by the courts.

After pleading guilty to the offences, Robinson told the court: “I’m glad no one got hurt. I think it was just an impulse decision of mine. A very bad decision.”

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo said Robinson was lucky that he hadn’t injured anyone in the crash, saying he acted more like a 16-year-old than a 50-year-old.

He disqualified Robinson from driving all vehicles for three years, noting that the term would run consecutively with the previous disqualification, which was set to end in July.

He further implemented a series of fines for the offences, totalling $5,250, ordering that $1,250 of the sum be paid today.

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