A police helicopter joined the pursuit as the car raced towards Newark, reaching speeds of over 135mp – with footage showing gas canisters being thrown out at officers following in a car behind
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Three boys arrested after 135mph police chase
Dramatic footage shows sparks flying from a suspected stolen car with three teenagers inside during a heart-stopping 135mph police chase.
The vehicle which was spotted driving on cloned plates at around 10.20pm on Saturday, with a 16-year-old behind the wheel. The driver along with two other boys aged 14 and 17, reportedly raced away from police along the A46 in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.
A police helicopter joined the pursuit as the car raced towards Newark, reaching speeds of over 135mph – with footage showing gas canisters being thrown out at officers following in a car behind. Police twice deployed spiked stingers which burst the tyres but the suspects continued to drive on the car’s rims. Footage from the force helicopter shows sparks flying from the getaway car after it hurtled the wrong way around a roundabout in Farndon.
When officers on the ground hit the car with a second stinger the driver lost control and crashed into a wall. One of the suspects was arrested at the scene while two others leapt out the car and fled on foot. Following a lengthy chase in the dark over fields and through rivers the two suspects were arrested and a knife was also seized.
A boy, 16, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, theft of a vehicle, possessing a knife in public, and driving without insurance or a licence. Police also arrested two boys, aged 14 and 17, on suspicion of dangerous driving. The 17-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of theft of a vehicle and possessing Class B drugs.
Chief Inspector Clive Collings, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a fantastic example of our different policing teams working together to achieve a positive result – in this case arresting three people who showed a blatant disregard for public safety.
With NPAS providing support from above, our officers on the ground did an excellent job of tracking this vehicle from a safe distance, despite it exceeding 135mph at one point. That nobody was hurt during this pursuit was down to a mixture of good fortune and the professionalism of the officers involved in this incident, including those who safely deployed stingers at the critical moments.”
