Police are looking for a man following a suspected drug driving incident.

An appeal has been launched to locate John Moriarty in connection with the incident, who has links to Creeksea and Burnham.

Officers reported a man sped away during a stop and check and a police officer was injured.

A Police spokesman said: “We would like to locate him in connection with reports that a man drove off at speed during a stop check in Foundry Lane, Burnham, on Friday November 27.

“Our officers reported they had concerns this man was drug driving and an officer injured her hand while trying to remove his car keys.

“Moriarty sometimes uses the alias Patrick Moriarty and has links to Creeksea in Burnham.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Maldon police station on 101 or you can report information by visiting essex.police.uk.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.