When the officer approached the car, the driver sped off and ran over the officer’s leg. He was chased along the M55 to Preston, where the pursuit continued south at high speeds along the M6. The M6 was closed while a roadblock was put in place near junction 16 near Stoke, where the Citroen came to rest. A man in his 50s was arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of assault and dangerous driving. read more ‘Daft’ biker who deliberately set off speed cameras in Blackpool while… A police spokesman said: “At around 6.05am today (Saturday 12 November), Lancashire Police stopped the driver of a Citroen C5 Aircross car on the M55 on suspicion of speeding. The driver allegedly hit a police officer on the M55 in Kirkham last night (Friday November 11) “As an officer approached the vehicle on the hard shoulder, the driver ran off, injuring the officer’s leg. “The officer suffered leg and ankle injuries and was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital for treatment. “The driver was pursued by police on the M6, with the car reported at speeds in excess of 100mph. “With the assistance of Merseyside Police and Cheshire Police, the vehicle was contained and stopped. The driver was arrested for causing injury and dangerous driving. Fortunately, the police officer was only slightly injured “A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of assault and dangerous driving and is in custody.”
Lancashire Police’s Tac Ops team tweeted pictures of the scene and said the driver was chased at speeds of up to 140mph along the motorway.
Images show the car with a cracked windscreen and a shattered driver’s side window after it was cornered by police.
The driver of the Citroen was arrested after being chased for 80 miles along the M6 to Stoke
