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02/08/2016
Driver Arrested Following Police Pursuit In Co Down
A driver has been arrested in connection with a number of motoring offences following a police pursuit in Co Down.
The motorist failed to stop for police in the Castlewellan area on Monday, 01 August.
Officers then followed the car into a residential estate in Newcastle.
The driver was arrested for no insurance, driving whilst unfit and failing to stop for the police.
A spokesperson from the PSNI said: "There really is no excuse for any one of these offences, especially when you are driving through a heavily populated residential area."
(DT/LM)
The motorist failed to stop for police in the Castlewellan area on Monday, 01 August.
Officers then followed the car into a residential estate in Newcastle.
The driver was arrested for no insurance, driving whilst unfit and failing to stop for the police.
A spokesperson from the PSNI said: "There really is no excuse for any one of these offences, especially when you are driving through a heavily populated residential area."
(DT/LM)
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