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Biker rode over pavements and crashed into roundabout in bid to escape police
['Patrick Gouldsbrough']
The Northern Echo | News
Officers from Durham police's armed and roads team spotted a BMW F900 XR motorbike being ridden on the pavement near Burnhope Way in Peterlee on Sunday, January 25.
The rider failed to stop for officers, and a pursuit began near the A19.
The bike next to a police bike (Image: DURHAM CONSTABULARY)Police say the suspect crashed into a roundabout in the industrial estate in Peterlee before running away from police officers.
A 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of trafficking in controlled drugs after officers carried out a search and found suspected class A drugs in his possession.
The rider was additionally arrested on suspicion of failing to stop, no licence, no insurance, dangerous driving and fraudulent use of a registration plate.