Road worker in near miss with car during police chase in Sheffield

South Yorkshire Police said a pursuit was mounted when a car failed to stop for officers in Darnall last night.

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The force said officers spotted that the car was on false number plates and suspected that there was an illegal substance being used in the vehicle.

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But the car failed to stop and narrowly avoided hitting a road worker as the driver attempted to evade arrest.

The car finally to a halt when it struck a central reservation barrier and lost a tyre on Greenland Road.

The occupants fled but a 26-year-old man was tracked down by a police dog and detained.

He was later released under investigation.

In a Facebook post, South Yorkshire Police said: “This little number was spotted in the Darnall area last night.

“The plates didn't quite match the car and the unmistakable whiff coming from inside it didn't smell like a Magic Tree air freshener either.“Blue lights on and away went the car - nearly hitting a road worker. It then hit the central reservation, losing a tyre.“The occupants for some reason didn't want to hang around to speak to us and ran off into the darkness.“Queue land shark ‘Bear’. With a quick sniff of the inside of the car off he went with handler in tow and it wasn't long before we heard lots of barks then ‘Ahhh. Get him off.”