Police arrest 'drunk driver' after chase through Sheffield streets
“The male, in his 40s was arrested and subsequently charged with drink driving”
A man was caught by police after dumping his car and attempting to flee from police who allegedly caught him drunk driving.
Officers say that the driver “shot off at speed” when seeing a police car.
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They subsequently gave chase, but it is reported that the individual failing to stop for officers.
A Sheffield North East NPT (neighbourhood policing team) spokesperson said: “Following a pursuit around High Green he decided his driving wasn’t as good as ours so dumped the car and ran off.
“Unfortunately for him, his running wasn’t much better than his driving so we caught him and arrested him.
“The male, in his 40s was arrested and subsequently charged with drink driving, failing to stop for police and driving without due care.”
The man has been bailed ahead of a court appearance later this year.