A 16-year-old boy has been charged with multiple offenses after two police officers were injured when a vehicle he was allegedly driving collided with a marked police car during a pursuit in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
The incident began after officers were alerted to a car stolen near Byron Grove in the Nunsthorpe area. Police pursued the vehicle, and the chase ended when it collided with a marked police car; both vehicles came to a stop at the scene. Two officers were taken to hospital for treatment; the extent of their injuries hasn’t been released.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, taking a motor vehicle without consent, driving without the owner’s consent, making off without payment, possession of a class B drug, possession of a class C drug, two counts of driving without a licence, and two counts of driving without insurance.
He has been remanded into secure accommodation pending a future court date. Dangerous driving generally refers to driving far below the standard expected of a careful, competent driver in a way that creates a risk of harm; aggravated vehicle taking is a more serious offense than simple unauthorized use, typically applied when the vehicle is driven dangerously, damaged, or involved in a collision. Legal restrictions protecting young defendants limit what identifying details can be disclosed.
He has been charged but not convicted, and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Sources: Lincolnshire Police, LBC, Grimsby Telegraph.
