A runaway driver led police on a chase after he failed to stop for officers on a routine patrol in Radford. Police Constable Dan Machin and Sergeant Ian Coleman were on patrol in the Radford area of Nottingham when they were made aware of a Vauxhall Meriva which had failed to stop for colleagues.
The driver – 29-year-old Joseph Carter – had taken the car without the owner’s consent. He sped away and failed to stop. PC Machin and Sgt Coleman followed the car and activated their lights and sirens but Carter refused to stop. As the officers started to close the net on him, Carter rammed into their car, causing extensive damage to its front, as he tried to get away.
The chase was back on – this time on foot – after he made a run for it but he was no match for fleet-footed officers who quickly had him in handcuffs. Following the incident Carter, formerly of Radford Road, Nottingham, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, driving without insurance and otherwise than in accordance with a licence, two counts of resisting a police constable in the execution of their duty and breach of a restraining order.
