Police from the Środa Śląska district unit tried to stop a car in Jastrzębce on the night of 16 October because its number plate light was not working. The driver fled instead.
The 38-year-old Wrocław man was sought by the Wrocław-Krzyki district court over a six-month sentence for driving despite a court ban. His licence had been withdrawn since 2022.
Patrols from the Środa, Jawor, Kamienna Góra and Wałbrzych counties joined the chase, which covered 120 km before the car was stopped on Wrzosowa Street in Boguszów-Gorce.
Police say he will serve the earlier sentence and answer for failing to stop, creating a road hazard and driving without a licence. These offences carry up to five years in prison and a lifetime driving ban.
The pursuit began on the night of 16 October in Jastrzębce, in Środa county, when police from the Środa Śląska district unit tried to stop a car with a faulty number plate light. The driver ignored the stop signal and sped off, and patrols from neighbouring counties joined the chase one after another. The route ran through Środa, Jawor, Kamienna Góra and Wałbrzych counties and covered 120 km in total. Police footage shows the car using both expressways and minor roads, and passing an oncoming patrol car on the shoulder.
The chase ended at Wrzosowa Street in Boguszów-Gorce. Before that, the car hit a police patrol car in a collision that police described as harmless. A patrol from Boguszów-Gorce then stopped the vehicle.
Marcin Świeży, press officer of the Wałbrzych city police, described the night on Saturday.
“Scenes like from an American movie unfolded at night in Lower Silesia.”
The driver was a 38-year-old man from Wrocław. Officers found he had not been drinking, but they ordered a blood test to check for drugs. His driving licence had been withdrawn in 2022. The Wrocław-Krzyki district court had been looking for him over a six-month prison sentence for driving despite a court ban, a sentence he had already received.
Świeży said the driver's conduct required more than decisive action from officers.
“The fugitive's behaviour required officers not only decisive action, but above all constant assessment of the situation and care for the safety of other road users.”
Police said the man will now serve the earlier six-month sentence in a prison facility. He is also to answer for failing to stop for a traffic check, creating a road safety hazard and driving without the required licence. These offences carry up to five years in prison, a lifetime driving ban and a fine. The car was towed to a guarded municipal car park at his expense.
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A 38-year-old man from Wrocław, already wanted by a court, was stopped in Boguszów-Gorce after a night-time chase that began in Jastrzębce. The pursuit crossed four counties and ended after a minor collision with a police car.
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