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  "textContent": "Influencer Paige Brookes, 24, refused to stop when officers spotted her Chevrolet Coupe and tried to pull her over in Stafford (Picture: Paige Brookes/TikTok; MEN Media)\n\n**A TikTok star who caused ‘havoc’ on the streets while leading police on a 90mph chase in her bright yellow muscle car has been spared jail.**\n\nInfluencer Paige Brookes, 24, refused to stop when officers spotted her Chevrolet Coupe and tried to pull her over in Stafford in the early hours of September 3.\n\nA friend had called the police the previous evening saying she was suicidal and they were worried about her.\n\nCannock Magistrates’ Court heard that Brookes also phoned the police during the chase, warning that she would deliberately crash unless they backed off.\n\nShortly afterwards she lost control of the wheel at a roundabout and smashed into railings.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nThe Coupe span 180 degrees in the road before coming to a stop.\n\nBrookes, of Stafford, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and failing to stop when required by a constable.\n\nBrookes, of Stafford, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and failing to stop when required by a constable (Picture: Paige Brookes/TikTok)\n\nHer lawyer, Chris Clark, told the court: ‘The driving cannot be excused. It was reckless, impulsive and it is accepted that in stages it was dangerous.\n\n‘To her credit, she was not driving at high speed on all parts of the journey. The roads were clear at that time of the morning.’\n\nHe added: ‘She was breathalysed at the scene and gave a reading of zero.\n\n‘She had reached a very desperate situation that night. It was a cry for help.’\n\nBrookes was given a 24-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to complete a 15-day rehabilitation activity requirement and 150 hours unpaid work.\n\nShe was also banned from driving for a year.\n\n> @paigeebrookes\n>\n> #foodshop #bbq\n>\n> ♬ original sound – Paige Brookes 🌈\n\nBrookes was spared jail after her lawyer told the court it had been a ‘cry for help’ (Picture: Paige Brookes/TikTok)\n\nEarlier, prosecutor Jason Dudhee told the court police received a call on September 2 from a concerned friend of the defendant who said she was suicidal.\n\nHer whereabouts were unknown, but she had been seen driving her car.\n\nAt 2.15am the next day the car was picked up by ANPR cameras on the A34 and police went to locate it.\n\nMr Dudhee added: ‘Brookes called into the call room and stated she would crash if officers did not back off and she refused to stop.\n\n‘The pursuit moved on to the A513. A stinger was deployed but she avoided it. She sped up to 90mph on that road. At that time there was light rain and the road was damp.\n\n‘She drove at 50mph on a 30mph road and increased to 70mph while still in a 30mph zone. She continued driving at 50mph on Silkmore Lane.\n\n‘She tried to turn right at a mini-roundabout but lost control and collided with railings on the side of the road. This spun her car 180 degrees before it came to a stop. She attempted to continue to drive but was unable to do so due to the front of her vehicle.’\n\nMr Dudhee added that it was a ‘prolonged pursuit’ and a ‘deliberate course of dangerous driving’.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
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