On Air Now

John Clayton

10:00am - 2:00pm

  • 01723 336444

Now Playing

Aswad

Don't Turn Around

Download

Arrest After Car Clocked at 120mph Crashes in Rillington

A police helicopter was involved in the operation to follow the car after a tip off from a member of the public.

North Yorkshire Police say there were contacted at 11.45pm last night by a member of the public concerned about the manner of driving of a vehicle that was on A64 near York.

The police control room passed the details to a traffic unit that was on patrol in the area.

Within 10 minutes the unit had located the vehicle and the officer used its lights and sirens to request the vehicle to stop.

North Yorkshire Police say:

"It didn’t want to stop for us and made off at speeds of in excess of 120mph.

We sent further units towards the area and contacted the police helicopter to ask for assistance.

However, within 15 minutes the vehicle had crashed into a parked car in the village of Rillington.

Our officers provided first aid to the driver with help from members of the public.

An ambulance attended and the driver was taken to hospital to be checked over."

Officers searched the vehicle and found a large quantity of what is suspected to be class-A drugs and class-B drugs in the vehicle as well as a large quantity of cash.

The driver a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of  burglary, possession with intent to supply a class-A drug and a class-B-drug, dangerous driving, failing to stop for the police and driving whilst under the influence of drugs.

He remains in custody on Friday.

Officers say:

"Thanks to the member of the public that reported the manner of driving"

More from Yorkshire Coast News

Comments

Add a comment

Log in to the club or enter your details below.

Follow Us

Get Our Apps

Our Apps are now available for iOS, Android and Smart Speakers.

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play
  • Just ask Amazon Alexa
  • Available on Roku

Today's Weather

  • Scarborough

    Sunny intervals

    High: 4°C | Low: 0°C

  • Filey

    Light snow shower

    High: 4°C | Low: 0°C

  • Whitby

    Sunny intervals

    High: 4°C | Low: -2°C

  • Bridlington

    Sunny intervals

    High: 4°C | Low: 0°C

  • Hornsea

    Sunny

    High: 4°C | Low: 0°C

  • Driffield

    Sunny intervals

    High: 4°C | Low: 0°C

News