A drug driver was finally stopped after a police chase through South Oxfordshire.
Officers set off in pursuit of the vehicle after its driver failed to stop during a road safety operation in Wallingford this morning (8/8).
The car was pursued for nearly 14 miles to Henley where it finally stopped.
The driver was arrested for a number of driving offences, including drug driving.
Didcot & Wallingford NHPT worked with Abingdon Roads Policing on a road safety operation this morning in Wallingford. A vehicle that failed to stop for police was pursued to Henley, where the driver was arrested for a number of driving offences, including drug driving. pic.twitter.com/PwXKDbC9Ke
— TVPSouth Oxon & VOWH (@tvpsouthandvale) August 8, 2023
Officers from the Didcot and Wallingford Neighbourhood Policing Team worked with colleagues from Abingdon as part of the operation.
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