A man has been charged with drink driving after leading police on an epic pursuit that began in Malton and ended in an East Riding village.
On Monday night a concerned member of the public called police about a man who was thought to be driving home after spending time drinking in Malton pubs.
Response team officers were able to locate the white Vauxhall Astra van at 11.42pm as it was travelling towards North Grimston on the B1248.
When they tried to pull the driver over, he did not to stop and headed over the county border.
Officers made their colleagues in Humberside Police aware of what was happening as they pursued the vehicle through Driffield town centre.
The chase continued on the B1249 to North Frodingham, stopping it at 12.28am when it went down a dead end to the south of the village.
The 44-year-old driver, from Malton, was arrested and taken onto custody for questioning.
He was later charged with:
- drink-driving (93 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – the legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol
- dangerous driving
- failing to stop for the police
- driving without a licence for the class of vehicle
- driving without insurance for the class of vehicle .
The man has been released on bail and will appear at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 6 March