VIDEO: Laughing gas driver arrested after police pursuit

VIDEO: Laughing gas driver arrested after police pursuit

A man who pled guilty to dangerous driving is awaiting sentencing following a police pursuit across Havering and Barking and Dagenham. 

Officers in an unmarked vehicle noted a driver inhaling what they suspected to be nitrous oxide after they failed to give way at a roundabout in Rainham. 

When the vehicle failed to stop, a pursuit ensued across both boroughs. 

The driver proceeded to contravene red lights, weave dangerously in and out of traffic, and hit speeds of 120mph.

At one stage, the car entered a closed off area on the A12 where highway workers were on foot. 

Due to the risk to the public, a tactical contact was authorised and carried out, bringing the vehicle to a stop on the A406 between Beckton and Barking.

With the support of the National Police Air Service, local emergency responders were able to make the arrest without injury to the driver or the community.

Balloons and nitrous oxide cannisters were subsequently found in the vehicle, and the driver failed a roadside drug test for cannabis. 

The individual, who was already disqualified for driving, pled guilty to a number of offences at Barkingside Magistrates Court on 27 October. He remains in custody whilst awaiting sentencing. 

Watch the video of the arrest here: Laughing gas driver arrested after tactical contact by Police - YouTube