The badly damaged police car which was rammed by BMW during high speed pursuit
The 18-year-old male was arrested in the Dungiven area during the early hours of Monday morning on suspicion of a number of motoring offences.
In a statement today, the PSNI say: “An 18 year old man arrested in the Dungiven area by officers investigating the incident on the M22 on Saturday, April 25th, has been released on bail pending further enquiries.”
At around 5.20 pm on Saturday, April 25, a blue BMW car was detected travelling at excessive speed on the M22 by a PSNI Road Policing and Safety patrol.
The vehicle was signalled to stop but made off from officers.
A pursuit of the vehicle, by a fully trained pursuit driver, was then authorised.
The driver of the BMW continued to try to evade police before ramming his vehicle into the police car, forcing it off the carriageway.
The male police driver was subsequently treated in hospital for extensive whiplash injuries.
The BMW was then abandoned in a layby on the Moneyknick Road and the driver is believed to have made off on foot across nearby fields towards the Staffordstown Road.
After extensive inquiries, officers arrested the teenager in the early hours of this morning.
Investigating officers continue to appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident or who captured footage of the incident to contact police on 101, quoting reference 1486 25/04/20
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