Overview
- Dean Higgins, 35, was jailed for 27 months and Connor Barnett, 21, for 14 months after guilty pleas at Liverpool Crown Court on March 6.
- Higgins admitted theft, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified, while Barnett admitted theft.
- The case stems from a December 12 incident in Woolston, Warrington, where about 500 tyres were stolen from a parked HGV.
- Officers from Cheshire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire coordinated a pursuit tracked by a police helicopter as the lorry, on false plates, weaved through M62 traffic.
- The HGV was stung and lost control near Bradford, a GMP car was struck leaving an officer with minor injuries, and both suspects were found after fleeing on foot using aerial and dog units.