A man is in custody following a dangerous pursuit near Salisbury yesterday evening (30th October 2025).
At around 9pm, we received reports of a possible drink driver in Salisbury who had collided with bins near Wetherspoons.
The vehicle, a blue Volkswagen Polo, was sighted on Brown Street around half an hour later but failed to stop for officers.
The VW Polo then led police on a 45-minute pursuit through three counties before being brought to a stop in a TPAC (tactical pursuit and containment) on the A338 near to New Forest Water Park.
During the pursuit, the driver – a 22-year-old man – performed multiple dangerous, deliberate manoeuvres, including turning off his lights, driving into oncoming traffic and playing ‘chicken’ with them, contravening solid white lines and driving through red lights.
Following the containment, he was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, driving without a licence, driving without insurance, possession of Class A and B drugs, and drug driving.
He has been taken into custody for questioning.
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