Police wade through mud to make arrest after high speed pursuit in Colchester
The driver ignored traffic lights and reached speeds of 70mph in 30mph zones
A man from Walton has been arrested following a police pursuit in Colchester.
Essex Police say the vehicle had failed to stop for officers in Northern Approach Road at around 1.50am on Monday 31 March.
Across a near 10 minute pursuit, the vehicle proceeded to ignore multiple red lights as it reached speeds of up to 70mph in 30mph and 40mph zones.
The vehicle exited onto farmland in Boxted, but failed to escape officers and became bogged down in the mud.
The officers waded through the mud to detain the driver and recovered a knife.
A man aged in his 30s, from Walton, remains in custody for questioning on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop when directed, drug driving and possession of a knife in a public place.
'This is business as usual'
Adam Pipe, head of our Roads Policing Unit, said:
“This is the kind of work my officers are engaged in every day – patrolling our county’s roads to make arrests and keep the public safe.
“This often results in the removal of knives and other weapons from the streets of Essex.
“These officers are professionals who undergo extensive training in response driving.
“They patrol all the county’s roads, whether they are the strategic road networks or the lesser used, more rural roads, no matter the location or the speed limit.
“It’s our job to ensure that each road is safe to be used and they’re not used by those offenders who think that they can move about Essex undetected, because they can’t.”