Holidaymaker arrested following dangerous high speed pursuit in Audi
A holidaymaker had a surprising return home after being arrested on landing due to a traffic offence.
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Officers from West Midlands Police arrested the man, who had previously made off from traffic officers in an Audi S3 in Erdington, leading officers on a pursuit they were subsequently forced to abandon due to high risk.
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West Midlands Police identified the driver and discovered he had left the country on holiday, so met him on his return and took him into custody.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "The driver of this Audi S3 made off from us in Erdington before we abandoned the pursuit due to high risk.
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"We identified the driver who had left the country on holiday, so we met him on his flight back into the UK before he was arrested and since remanded in custody."