Arrest made following high speed pursuit in North Yorkshire
A driver led officers on a 100mph pursuit on the A1 this morning (14th Mar)
Police in North Yorkshire have arrested a man following a high-speed chase.
In the early hours of this morning (14th March) a driver led officers on a 100mph pursuit on the A1 before he was boxed in and arrested.
At 2.25am, North Yorkshire Police received information from South Yorkshire Police about a BMW 5 series which was displaying suspected cloned plates.
It had previously failed to stop earlier on in the night for officers in Doncaster and South Yorkshire officers had intelligence that the vehicle was spotted in North Yorkshire. Police then tracked the vehicle to Junction 47 of the A1(M) at Allerton Park.
Officers then followed the vehicle heading south towards Junction 44 and as it reached the A1 / M1 split the BMW then failed to stop. Police then chased the driver who reached speeds of more than 100mph. As it headed towards Junction 42 the BMW’s front tyres started to deflate which reduced its speed and officers were then able to box the vehicle in on the hard shoulder.
A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, fail to stop for police and driving whilst disqualified. Officers say he remains in police custody.
Traffic Constable Matt Harvey from North Yorkshire Police who was involved in the pursuit said:
“Working closely with our colleagues in the Force Control Room we acted quickly and decisively to bring this pursuit to a stop to protect the public.
“I’m pleased to say that no members of the public or officers were injured and on this occasion it’s just a couple of minor scrapes to our patrol vehicles.
“Every night we remain committed to tackling serious and organised criminality within North Yorkshire. This incident shows that there are no borders, working collaboratively with our neighbouring forces we share information and resource to keep the public safe and take criminals off the streets”.