Man charged with offences after BMW pursuit in Derby
A Derby man faces charges including dangerous driving after a police chase ended in a collision close to the junction of Manor Road and Burton Road.
A man has been charged with a string of alleged offences after a police pursuit through Derby yesterday (Thursday, February 19).
Officers were called to reports of a blue BMW 1 Series driving dangerously in the Asda car park in Sinfin just before 11am.
Officers attended but lost sight of the vehicle before other officers located it in Porter Road.
A pursuit followed but shortly after, the BMW collided with a Toyota RAV4 close to the junction of Manor Road and Burton Road.
A female passenger in the Toyota was taken to hospital with what were believed to be serious physical injuries. However, after being reviewed, no serious physical injuries were found to have been sustained.
Early today (Friday, February 20) Hasnain Khalid was charged with the following offences:
- Driving without a valid licence
- Driving without insurance
- Dangerous driving
- Failing to stop
- Drink driving
- Failing to provide a sample for a Class A drug test
- Driving while disqualified
The 28-year-old of Overdale Road, Derby, was remanded into police custody and will appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court today.
A second man in his 20s who was a passenger in the BMW, was also arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and has been released on police bail as enquiries continue.