Idiot yob snared after driving motorbike into freezing river & catching HYPOTHERMIA to evade cops in high-speed chase
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COLD PURSUIT Idiot yob snared after driving motorbike into freezing river & catching HYPOTHERMIA to evade cops in high-speed chase
THIS is the shocking moment an idiot biker plunged into a freezing river and caught hypothermia after a high speed police chase.
Dramatic footage shows irresponsible yob Karl Burnside lose control as he tries to evade cops at Rockwell Nature Reserve, in County Durham.
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Karl Burnside led officers on a high speed chase in County Durham
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He was eventually cuffed after driving his motorbike into a river
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The shivering yob was wrapped in a foil blanket
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The reckless 20-year-old swerves off the road to avoid stinger devices and tears through a park filled with innocent bystanders.
He then drives into a the icy River Skerne and is tracked down by police.
Burnside stumbles around the river bank as one officer asks: "Have you got any injuries?"
Through chattering teeth, the youngster replies: "I dunno but it's really cold. I'm just really dizzy and cold."
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He added: "I need some heat. Please can I sit in the back of that van?
"I need a drink or something. My hands are freezing."
He is bundled into the back of a van with a foil blanket before Durham Constabulary locate his motorbike.
Burnside was transported to hospital and treated for hypothermia.
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He later admitted dangerous driving, driving without a licence or insurance, failing to stop for police, driving a vehicle on common land and fraudulently altering a registration mark at Peterlee Magistrates Court.
He was last week banned from driving for 12 months, fined, ordered to complete a rehab activity, and carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.
A Durham Police spokesperson said: "Operation Endurance, funded by Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen – is our ongoing campaign to address the harm caused by illegal and antisocial use of motorcycles, using a range of tactics including drone technology.
"We proactively target offenders with warnings, seizures, and behaviour contracts, gathering intelligence so we can stop their offending."
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This comes after the shocking moment a police dog launched at a suspect before tackling him to the ground after a high-speed chase was caught on camera.
Thermal imaging from a police helicopter shows the silhouette of a suspected offender running along a field.
The helicopter tracks the man along a wooded area as he continues sprinting away from cops.
But moments later, a police dog enters the frame giving chase.
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Within seconds, the dog catches up to the suspect and launches at him from behind.
The dog, PD Ted, send the man hurtling towards the floor after grabbing him at waist-height.
Elsewhere, a speeding driver was caught on camera smashing into a house during an 80mph police chase - but amazingly nobody was hurt.
Astonishing footage shows the Peugeot carrying four people explode as the reckless motorist lost control and ploughed into the home in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
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Plus, we reported how horrific dashcam footage showed a mum's 'appalling' driving as she led police on a 90mph chase with two young children in the back of her BMW.
Tegan Bulley, 29, sobbed as she was spared jail after racing through residential streets and hit speed bumps going over 70mph on the A336 in Southampton last year.
The single mum-of-two overtook an unmarked police car before bombing through red lights at high speed and accelerating up the wrong side of the road as cops chased her.
Police eventually had to slow down in residential areas and lost her, but later discovered that both of her children were not secured in child seats during the 'appalling' incident'.
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Do you have any shocking dashcam footage you'd like to share? Email summer.raemason@the-sun.co.uk
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Burnside was banned from driving for 12 months, fined, ordered to complete a rehab activity
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The 20-year-old sped through a public park
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His bike was found submerged in the water
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