A drug dealer was driving at speeds of up to 200mph and crashed into a school wall while fleeing police with Class A drugs. He managed to escape but left behind a bag containing cocaine and ketamine worth £8,000.

Adam O’Reilly, 21, was seen by police driving a Vauxhall Corsa through Caerphilly at around 1am on April 23, but did not stop when officers told him to stop. He drove at 60mph through residential areas in an attempt to escape, speeding up to 190mph and driving on the wrong side of the road and entering a roundabout.

During the sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday, it was heard that the defendant collided with the wall of the secondary school, causing minor damage to the wall. He ran out of the car and was seen taking off his clothes and trying to jump over a fence.

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Prosecutor Emily Jermyn said O’Reilly managed to evade police but dropped the bag, which contained 675g of ketamine and 5.76g of cocaine. The drugs were later estimated to be worth between £5,300 and £8,400.

The police also recovered the accused’s cell phone, where the notes were found, from the wreckage of the car. These lists showed the amount customers owed him: one list showed £16,920 and another £3,500. He was later identified by police, who reviewed footage from a neighbor’s doorbell camera.

O’Reilly, of Coed y Pica, Abertridwr, was arrested and cautioned but made no reply. He later pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs, possession of class A and B drugs and dangerous driving. The court heard he had previously been jailed for three years for trafficking cocaine and ketamine and had previous convictions for possession of cannabis, aggravated car theft and driving without a license or insurance.

In mitigation, lawyer Geoffrey Jones said his client purchased cocaine for himself and his friends without commercial benefit. He said the defendant was promised a job in the engineering industry in Aberdeen upon his release from prison.

Sentencing, Judge Nicklas Parry said: “If you get three years for doing it once, you won’t get less for doing it twice.” O’Reilly was sentenced to three years in prison and disqualified from driving for three years and six months.

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