The senior officer investigating a high-speed car chase through Dundee says police are following “positive lines of inquiry.”
Walkers were forced to flee for their lives last Thursday when a black Ford Focus car raced along eight miles of busy rush-hour roads trailed by a police car.
Inspector Gordon Taylor, who is leading the investigation, said, “Following appeals to the public, we are following positive lines of inquiry and we will be submitting a report to the procurator fiscal in due course.”
Police initially spotted the vehicle, which is believed to have had three males and two females aboard, in Broughty Ferry’s Queen Street around 5pm, and followed in a bid to bring it to a safe stop.
However, the car continued along Broughty Ferry Road, Marketgait and Perth Road, then was found abandoned in Clayhills Drive.
After recovering the car, police carried out a detailed forensic examination of the vehicle, which appeared to have come from England.
West End councillor Fraser Macpherson contacted Chief Constable Justine Curran to ask what steps could be taken to minimise the possibility of a similar episode in the future, specifically inquiring about the role of CCTV.
A response from the central division road policing unit said CCTV was used in attempts to locate the car.
It stated, “As soon as the police became aware regarding the manner of driving of this vehicle, CCTV was tasked with trying to locate the vehicle and assist with identification and…support the co-ordination of resources with the aim of preventing a continuation of this driving behaviour by the most appropriate means.”
The reply said the short timescale of the incident made it “extremely difficult” to safely intercept or stop the vehicle.