Overview
- A blue Vauxhall Astra was driven into a marked police car in Orton Malborne, Peterborough on April 20 after officers signalled the driver to stop, with the manoeuvre described by police as deliberate.
- Two officers suffered minor neck, shoulder and back injuries from the collision and were treated after the incident.
- The driver, 25‑year‑old Bilal Dawlatzai, was arrested at the scene after attempting to flee and refusing a roadside DrugWipe test; court reports say he gave no fixed address.
- At Huntingdon Law Courts on June 3 Dawlatzai pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, disqualified driving, criminal damage, two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and failing to comply with a roadside drink/drug test and received 20 months in prison plus a 52‑month driving ban.
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary credited officers and CCTV operators for locating and coordinating the stop, a result that highlights the role of traffic units and public CCTV in keeping roads safe and in building cases against disqualified or non‑compliant drivers.