Moment 'ridiculously stupid' football star tried to flee from police after smashing Range Rover

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This dashcam footage shows the moment a former Bolton Wanderers footballer ran from his Range Rover after a dramatic police chase.

Officers tried to pull over Gary Madine - who made 96 appearances for Bolton between 2015 and 2018 - in Gateshead in the early hours of the morning on April 3 this year, Chronicle Live reports.

But the striker led police on a chase, before crashing his Range Rover into a Ford Focus and trying to run from the scene. A court was told how the 33-year-old, who most recently played for Blackpool, realised he had been 'ridiculously stupid' after the footage caught him weaving in and out of parked cars on residential streets.

He was banned from driving for a year. READ MORE: 'Prison is too good for you - but as long as you are behind bars, this world is a little safer' READ MORE: Family pay tribute to woman at centre of murder investigation as man is charged by detectives Newcastle Crown Court was told previously how officers were on patrol in Birtley in Gateshead at around 1.50am on April 3.