Driver 'tasered' after driving on wrong side of dual carriageway in dramatic Doncaster police pursuit

Doncaster Central Neighbourhood Policing Team revealed footage of the dramatic incident, showing the dark coloured car on the wrong side of the carriageway at Lakeside.

It appears to be heading towards the Keepmoat Stadium and after travelling on the wrong carriageway, then goes the wrong way around a roundbout.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said on social media: “Whilst we appreciate this driver's efforts to socially distance from our sergeant who requested him to stop, it is not acceptable to drive the wrong way down a dual carriageway.

“The driver was arrested, after a lengthy pursuit, for various offences, he was also introduced to the business end of Thomas A Swift's Electric Rifle (TASER to you and me).”

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