Motorist arrested over 'ridiculous' driving in Sheffield after being caught speeding and running red light

A motorist was arrested over driving in Sheffield described as ‘ridiculous’ after being caught speeding and running a red light.
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South Yorkshire Police said officers in an unmarked police car ‘witnessed some quite frankly ridiculous driving’ by a motorist in a Vauxhall Astra on Ridgeway Road, Gleadless, last night.

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The force said the motorist was driving a ‘excess speed’, ran a red light and ‘generally doing everything possible to attract attention to themselves’.

This Vauxhall Astra was seized after the driver was arrested for 'ridiculous' driving in Sheffield last nightThis Vauxhall Astra was seized after the driver was arrested for 'ridiculous' driving in Sheffield last night
This Vauxhall Astra was seized after the driver was arrested for 'ridiculous' driving in Sheffield last night

The car was stopped, seized and the driver failed a roadside drug test.

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Blood tests were then taken while the driver was in police custody.

South Yorkshire Police said: “The individual will be dealt with for the driving matters and also now has a nervous wait for the results of the blood test.”