BY IAN CROUCH

Police have been forced to terminate a high speed pursuit through Cessnock this morning.

Officers attempted to pull over a Silver Nissan Navara Dual Cab for an RBT on Aberdare Road at about 12.40am, but the driver refused to to stop and sped off.

They began following the ute through the Cessnock CBD, with speeds reaching 125 kilometres per hour in a 60 zone.

The pursuit was called off after 3 minutes on Cessnock Road at East Cessnock as the driver of the ute veered onto the wrong side of the road.