Police in Larne have arrested a 29 year-old man for driving offences, in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 30th January.
Inspector Ash said:
"At around 3am this morning, a single officer on a proactive patrol observed a car driving erratically in the Knockdhu Park area.
“The officer immediately began to follow the vehicle, with the driver appearing to avoid police, by turning lights off, driving at an increased speed and failing to stop when signalled to do so.
“The vehicle then subsequently collided with a parked car in the vicinity and two males who were inside the car made off on foot.
“A short time later, the driver of the vehicle was located and arrested for having no licence, no insurance and dangerous driving. He remains in custody at this time.
“The consequences of this incident in a built-up residential area, could have been much more significant, and I want to commend the officer for locating the driver before he went on to cause serious harm to himself and others.
“We would appeal to anyone who was in the area and witnessed the vehicle being driven in a dangerous manner to contact us on 101, quoting reference 123 of 30/01/25. You can also report online at www.psni.police.uk/report .”