Crash horror as four kids are hurt after driver 'high on drugs in stolen car' smashed into cops in wild police chase | The Sun
FOUR young children have been hospitalised after getting into a car crash in the allegedly stolen car of a suspected drug driver.
Cops confirmed that a 25-year-old man had been arrested after crashing the Jaguar F-Pace into a police vehicle in Wandsworth, South-West London just after 9am on February 9.
He was snared on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and driving whilst unfit through drugs after a high-speed chase and remains in custody.
The kids, all aged under 11, were rushed to hospital, where their injuries were deemed to be non-life threatening.
The driver of the police car also sustained injuries that required hospital treatment.
A cordon was put up and the road remained closed in both directions as of yesterday evening.
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Several bus routes were diverted around the site of the crash.
The incident has been referred to the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards as a routine measure.
Wandsworth Council tweeted a travel alert saying: "Garratt Lane is closed to traffic between Wimbledon Road and Summerstown following a police incident.
"Motorists should avoid the area and bus passengers should check for updates."
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A spokesperson for the Met Police said: "Shortly after 9am on Thursday, 9 February, a marked police vehicle was involved in a pursuit of a suspected stolen vehicle in Wandsworth.
"A short time later, the suspected stolen vehicle, a Jaguar F-Pace, was involved in a collision with a different police vehicle, that had not been involved in the pursuit in Garratt Lane, SW17.
"The 25-year-old driver of the Jaguar car was arrested at the scene on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, failing to stop and driving whilst unfit through drugs. He has been taken to custody."
The London Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment.
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