A Pembroke man who led police on a high-speed chase through Hamilton has been banned from driving.Officers attempted to stop 22-year-old Christopher Bell-Rhoda in the afternoon of October 13 after noticing a Blackberry cell phone jammed between his ear and his helmet while he was riding his bike at the junction of Cedar Avenue and Victoria Street.However Magistrates’ Court heard that Bell-Rhoda pulled away from the officers, speeding to Dundonald Street and then Bulls Head Car Park.The chase continued onto Canal Road and Woodlands Road before Bell-Rhoda lost control of the motorcycle at the St John’s Road roundabout.Bell-Rhoda pleaded guilty to driving in a dangerous manner and riding an uninsured vehicle, but said he was unaware that it was a police vehicle chasing him.Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo said the defendant treated Hamilton like a racetrack and, noting his previous convictions, said he was a prolific traffic offender.Mr Tokunbo fined Bell-Rhoda $1,000 for driving an uninsured vehicle and a further $500 for driving dangerously. He also banned the defendant from driving all vehicles for 18 months.