A burglar who seriously injured two people when he crashed a stolen car during a police chase has been jailed for over 11 years. 

Chad Goodall, 44, was fleeing police when he veered onto the wrong side of the road on green Court Road, Crockenhill, on February 25. 

He collided with a motorbike, injuring both the motorcyclist and a passenger, both fleeing on foot.  

Two months earlier, on December 22, Goodall broke into a home in Sevenoaks and stole designer handbags, watches, items of jewellery and an Audi E-tron car. 

When officers tracked down the stolen Audi to Wilmington on February 25 they discovered that Goodall had driven away in a second vehicle he had stolen during another burglary in Crayford ten days earlier. 

A police chase then took place during which Goodall drove extremely dangerously. 

After he had crashed into the motorbike and fled officers searched the stolen vehicle and found a ‘burglary kit’ of tools such as number plates, gloves, face coverings, a screwdriver, window punches and a blank car key. 

Investigating officer, DC Joanna Slevin, said: “Goodall is a repeat offender with a flagrant disregard for the law. In his bid to evade capture, he completely ignored the safety of two road users, and two people sustained serious injuries as a direct consequence of his actions.” 

Goodall was eventually arrested on Peckham High Street on March 5. 

He was driving a stolen Toyota CHR and a search of the vehicle led to the seizure of a knife, number plates, a toothed hacksaw blade, crowbar, gloves, a face covering, and cannabis. 

Goodall later admitted charges including causing injury by dangerous driving and burglaries on Nork Way, Surrey, and Heath Road, Crayford. 

Chad GoodallChad Goodall (Image: Kent Police) Last Tuesday (July 16) he appeared at Maidstone Crown Court and was jailed for 11 years and six months. 

DC Slevin said: “Goodall neglected to consider the impact of his crimes on the victims, thinking only of lining his pockets with the proceeds. 

“The sentence imposed by the judge reflects the severity of the damage Goodall caused, and serves as a reminder that crimes does not pay.”