Officers investigating an alleged dangerous driving incident in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

At around 2.05am on Saturday 13 August 2022 officers spotted a grey Ford Focus reportedly travel through a red light on Lyndsay Road at the junction with Lester Road.

The officers followed the vehicle onto Alder Road and requested for it to stop. It is alleged the driver failed to stop and made off along Herbert Avenue, Dorset Way and onto Holes Bay where it came to a stop.

A 22-year-old man from Poole was arrested and has been charged with failing to stop for officers, dangerous driving and driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit and is due to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 14 September 2022.

Police Constable Hannah van der Eyken, of Poole police, said: “I am appealing to any motorists who were travelling along any of these roads at around 2am on Saturday 13 August 2022 and either witnessed the incident or captured any of it on dashcam to please contact Dorset Police.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact, via email [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55220131397. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.

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