Driver arrested after crashing into police car (From Daily Echo)
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Driver arrested after crashing into police car
8:10am Thursday 18th October 2012 in News
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after he crashed into the back of a police car.
The 42-year-old was driving along the A34 when his Vauxhall Polo struck the BMW police car from behind, at around 2.41pm yesterday afternoon.
The police car was parked up, protecting a Ford Ranger which had less than an hour earlier crashed into the central reservation barrier of the southbound carriageway at Wash Water.
Anyone with information about the two collisions should contact Whitchurch Roads Policing Unit or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Comments(9)
8089
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9:13am Thu 18 Oct 12
originalsfc
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9:30am Thu 18 Oct 12
Nice reporting love...........all the men on a smoke break ?
thankfully not a PO postcode
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10:08am Thu 18 Oct 12
Linesman
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10:37am Thu 18 Oct 12
Driven by a sucker?
bazzeroz
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10:44am Thu 18 Oct 12
Inform Al
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11:01am Thu 18 Oct 12
bazzeroz wrote:I don't know of any police cars that can carry enough warning cones to do as you suggest. Most of us driving along a dead straight road would see a police car with its blue lamps flashing much earlier than the cones anyway.
'at around 2-41pm' Not a precise time then? I would say the police were negligent as the road should have been coned off for several hundred yards with 'accident' signs etc!
mickey01
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11:42am Thu 18 Oct 12
Linesman wrote:i bet it wasnt in mint condition !!
The Polo was not so hot and ended up with a hole in it!
Driven by a sucker?
S!monOn
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1:53pm Thu 18 Oct 12
Inform Al wrote:And if you can't see bright flashing blue lights... what are the chances of you seeing the warning cones?!
bazzeroz wrote: 'at around 2-41pm' Not a precise time then? I would say the police were negligent as the road should have been coned off for several hundred yards with 'accident' signs etc!I don't know of any police cars that can carry enough warning cones to do as you suggest. Most of us driving along a dead straight road would see a police car with its blue lamps flashing much earlier than the cones anyway.
100%HANTSBOY says...
8:41am Thu 18 Oct 12