WATCH: Police Bring 120mph Pursuit to Dramatic End After Driver Suspected of Inhaling Laughing Gas
Quick-thinking police officers brought a dangerous high-speed pursuit across Havering and Barking and Dagenham to a safe conclusion after a driver, suspected of inhaling laughing gas, reached speeds of 120mph and drove recklessly through traffic.
A man who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving is awaiting sentencing following a police pursuit across Havering and Barking and Dagenham.
Officers in an unmarked vehicle noted a driver inhaling what they suspected to be nitrous oxide after they failed to give way at a roundabout in Rainham. When the vehicle failed to stop, a pursuit ensued across both boroughs.
The driver proceeded to contravene red lights, weave dangerously in and out of traffic, and hit speeds of 120mph.
At one stage, the car entered a closed-off area on the A12 where highway workers were on foot.
With the safety of the public paramount, officers authorised and carried out a tactical contact, bringing the vehicle to a stop on the A406 between Beckton and Barking.
With the support of the National Police Air Service, local emergency responders were able to make the arrest without injury to the driver or the community.
The operation demonstrated the importance of coordinated police work and the difficult decisions officers must make when dealing with dangerous drivers who put other road users and members of the public at risk.
Balloons and nitrous oxide canisters were subsequently found in the vehicle, and the driver failed a roadside drug test for cannabis.
The individual, who was already disqualified from driving, pleaded guilty to a number of offences at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on 27 October. He remains in custody whilst awaiting sentencing.
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