A RESIDENT’S wall was knocked down by a police car during a chase.
People living in Berechurch Hall Road, Colchester, spotted blue lights whizzing past their windows.
Police were pursuing what is believed to be a black Volkswagen Golf and during the pursuit a resident’s wall was destroyed.
The resident, who does not wish to be named, said: “It happened just after 6pm on Thursday.
“I had just sat down in the lounge with my toddler son and saw a stream of blue lights.
“The next thing I knew I saw more blue lights, it seemed like they had hand-brake turned into my drive but too fast.
“I looked out the window and saw the police car ploughing into the fence and mounting the concrete pillar. There was a black Golf in there somewhere too.
“The police car then reversed out into the road and drove off.”
The resident said her older children went outside to take a look and she called the police to inform them of the crash.
She said: “They were shocked and apologetic.
“The police vehicle returned and sat in the zebra crossing area waiting to be recovered for almost an hour and a half.
“A traffic officer came out to investigate the crash in this time.
“They did tell us the black Golf had been caught a few roads over. Somebody was arrested and a quantity of drugs recovered.”
The Golf and the police car collided with each other during the chase.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: “We attempted to stop a vehicle in Mersea Road at around 6.20pm.
“The vehicle failed to stop and was in collision with a police vehicle in Berechurch Hall Road.
“The driver of the vehicle ran off but we detained a 19-year-old man from Earls Colne on suspicion of drugs related offences.”
He has now been released on bail until November 5.
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