Sentenced by a taser following a police chase in Christchurch

A man was subjected to police pursuit during which he struck the wrong side of the road, nearly struck a cyclist, drove without tires and crashed into three police cars [19659006] stop a dark Nissan after his driver fled the police near the scene of a robbery in Waltham, Christchurch.

Police were there as a suspect was followed by a police dog. The alleged thief was arrested and arrested

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A prosecution s & rsquo; Is over with a car crashing on a police car. Cranford St, Christchurch.

But at the time of arrest, the driver of the Nissan failed to stop and fled the police.

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Jumping into kiwi drivers fleeing the police and more imprisoned for her [19659006] A "low-speed" pursuit of speeds no more than 70kmh ensured before the car ran on police detour and lost its tires. 19659006] The pursuit was briefly abandoned near Stevens St when the driver started driving on the wrong side of the road.

Shortly after, a member of the public called to say that the car was going in the wrong direction.

At one point, the car almost crushed a cyclist

"We engaged in another pursuit, at that time, making speeds between 30 and 40 km / h. heavy traffic.

"The offending vehicle drove to the back of a car patrol that was in front of him, another patrol car fired en bloc and he hit that as well. hit three police cars. "

After the chase, the driver reached his back seat.

"There was a real threat that he had a weapon and he was removed from the vehicle." 19659006] An eyewitness to the prosecution said that the police "told him to take the car out and he did not it would not have ".It was pulled from the car and a bag was placed on his head to prevent him from biting or spitting. 19659006] "Sirens soar like I've never heard of … crazy things."

Christchurch man, 37, must appear in the Christchurch District Court Wednesday for driving, drug and others

Preddy called the driver's actions "reckless and dangerous" .

"He showed total disregard for any member of the public and endangered a whole series of lives for no good reason."

The spokesman for the Christchurch Transportation Operations Center (CTOC) said the accident had blocked Cranford Street between Malvern and Dee

which was the second incident in which a Police car was damaged in a lawsuit in the city on Tuesday.

A police car struck another car after starting to track a stolen vehicle on Blenheim Road just before 6am

Blenheim Rd, near the intersection with Wharenui Rd, was briefly on a way Tuesday morning towards the west traffic. tow truck to remove the damaged car from the scene.

A police spokesman said that the driver failed to stop for the police at 5:50 in the morning. A few minutes later, the driver escaped, but briefly.

As the police enlisted on the road to pursue the fleeing car, their vehicle collided with another car, she said. has been canceled for security reasons.

The driver of the stolen vehicle escaped quickly and was not caught. An investigation was under way, she said.

There would be an internal investigation into the minor accident involving the police car.

Janine Porter, CTOC spokesperson, said Blenheim Road was reopened at 7:30 am

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