A teenager who huffed a balloon during a police chase injured an officer by reversing a car into him as he attempted to make an arrest. Rio Gregory, from Bolton, was seen in a stolen white Ford Focus taking puffs of nitrous oxide with three passengers by police when they initiated a pursuit.
Officers witnessed the 18-year-old waving the balloon out of the car window during the chase on October 12, 2022, Bolton Crown Court was told. Describing the incident, prosecutor Geoff Wheelan explained that once another police car joined the chase, they managed to stop the car driven by the Gregory, of Thicketford Brow.
Once stopped on Padbury Way, Breightmet, police officer Bishop-Philips attempted to make an arrest. The court was told how the defendant then reversed the vehicle which struck the officer - leaving him with a fractured finger.
