Man arrested after car crashes into Leeds garden wall during police pursuit
The man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and a drug driving offence
A man has been arrested after a car involved in a police pursuit crashed into a garden wall in Leeds.
Police received a report that a blue Seat Leon collided with the garden wall of a property on Sefton Terrace in Beeston at 12.50pm yesterday (October 5).
The car had been involved in a police pursuit, but officers lost sight of the vehicle before the crash.
A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and was taken to hospital, where he was further arrested for a drug driving offence.
“A spokesperson from West Yorkshire Police said: “The vehicle involved had been involved in a short police pursuit before the incident, but officers had lost sight of the vehicle prior to the collision.
“A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. He was taken to hospital where he was further arrested for a drug driving offence. He remains in hospital at this time.”
Officers are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed this collision or the events leading up to it.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds South NPT via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat or by calling 101, quoting reference 13260565173.