Ewan Brown: Banned Rotherham driver crashes into wall while 14 times over limit for cocaine before fleeing
A banned driver who crashed into a wall while 14 times over the legal limit for cocaine fled the scene and attempted to escape into nearby woodland.
Ewan Brown came to the attention of police, after an officer witnessed him using his phone while driving.
Describing what happened next, a South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “The driver requested Brown to stop to talk about his mobile phone use and process him for the offence.
“Brown refused to co-operate and a pursuit commenced through Maltby, coming to an end when Brown collided with a parked car and garden wall.
“Still confident in his efforts to flee, Brown took off on foot and entered woodland. The officer gave chase and quickly had Brown arrested.
“After detaining Brown, a blood sample was taken which later showed he had 701 microgrammes of Benzolegonine (a breakdown product of cocaine) per litre of blood, with the legal limit being 50 micrograms.”
Brown, aged 30, of Doncaster Gate, Rotherham, appeared at court last month (December 23, 2025) when he pleaded guilty to an offence of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.
He was disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to pay £533 in fines and fees.
The SYP spokesperson continued: “Driving while under the influence of drugs significantly impacts your judgement and reaction time and is one of the biggest contributing factors to fatal and serious collisions.
“Brown showed a lack of regard for anyone’s safety when failing to stop for officers and engaging in a pursuit. We have a zero tolerance for anyone posing a risk on our roads.
“It is not worth the risk.”