Shocking video footage shows the moment an e-bike rider drove at 50mph on the pavement during police chase - before being grabbed by officers.

Jamel Miller, 23, rode his uninsured ‘Surron-style’ electric motorbike at speed in Blackpool, on November 16. After police signalled for him to stop, Miller mounted the kerb and raced along the pavement, before he was dramatically tackled by police and detained.

After being arrested, he tested positive for cannabis, and some of the drug was found on him. Police checks showed he had no licence or insurance for the vehicle. Miller from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, drug driving, possession of a Class B drug and driving with no licence or insurance.

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Earlier this month, he was jailed for 10 months. Lancashire Constabulary PC Becca Williams said Miller had made a “conscious decision” to ride dangerously in an attempt to evade police. She added: "So often when we tell you we have seized these bikes we are met with the response that we are ‘spoiling kids’ fun'.

“Miller isn’t a child, and he wasn’t going for leisurely bike ride that evening – he was actively putting himself and members of the public in danger. I hope this footage, and the custodial sentence received show you exactly why these bikes are seized and are not legal to ride on the road.

“If you see someone riding an e-bike in the way Miller was doing, please do the responsible thing and report it to us.”

Under UK law, electric bikes are motor vehicles and drivers must be licenced and insured, unless the vehicle has pedals and the electric motor cuts out at speeds over 15.5 mph or a power output of over 250 watts.