Overview
- Officers say they observed a silver Peugeot 207 being driven erratically and at high speed on the A64 eastbound near Rillington before it failed to stop for police.
- Police pursued the vehicle toward Scarborough for about ten minutes, and the car came to a halt at Musham Bank after clipping a kerb.
- A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, drink driving, and possession of Class C drugs.
- The suspect remains in police custody and is being questioned by detectives, with no public update yet on formal charges or any injuries.
- The force has framed the event as a public safety incident on a principal A-road and investigators are examining the circumstances of the early-hours pursuit.