The driver ran away across a number of fields following the incident
A teenager has been arrested after a car ended up in a Co Antrim field following a police chase on Friday.
Police attempted to stop a silver BMW in the Cushendall Road area of Ballymena on Friday, February 27, after noticing a “poor standard of driving” with the driver then speeding away from the officers.
A pursuit then took place with the BMW driver losing control of the vehicle which ended up in a field in the Newtown-Crommelin area. The driver then fled the vehicle on foot across a number of fields with police launching a search of the area, later finding a male at an address nearby.
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An 18-year-old has since been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences which include dangerous driving, failing to stop for Police, no insurance and possession of a Class B controlled substance.
A PSNI spokesperson said on Friday: “Road Policing Interceptors (Sprucefield) attempted to stop and speak to the driver of this Silver BMW earlier today in the Cushendall Road area of Ballymena after observing their poor standard of driving.
“The driver had other ideas and decided to make off from Police at speed, a pursuit ensued which resulted in the driver losing control of his vehicle which came to rest in a field in the Newtown-Crommelin area. The driver then made off on foot across fields in an attempt to evade Police. The male was located a short time later in an address nearby after a search of the area by Interceptors, Ballymena LPT officers and colleagues from our Air Support Unit (ASU).
“An 18 year old male was subsequently arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, no insurance and possession of a Class B controlled substance, they will now have to explain their actions to a local court.”
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