Officers injured after patrol car rammed in cross-border police chase
TWO police officers were injured when their patrol car was rammed by a suspected drink-driver. The PSNI officers were responding to reports of an alleged drink-driver in a silver Mercedes in Derry city in the early hours of October 21. “Shortly after midnight, police received a report of a suspected drink-driver in a silver-coloured Mercedes on Shipquay Street,” the PSNI confirmed. “Officers responded and located a vehicle matching the description of this vehicle being driven on Strand Road. “Officers signalled for the driver to stop, using their blue lights and siren, but it failed to do so, driving on at speed.” The police car rammed in Derry is now off the road The police pursued the vehicle and deployed a “stinger device” to stop it, but the car continued at speed and rammed into the back of the patrol car before speeding towards Donegal The vehicle was located abandoned a short time later by Gardaí, although the driver has yet to be found. "Two police officers injured as a result of this incident were able…
22 Oct 00:00 · The Irish Post