Sgt lucky to survive after banned driver hits police vehicle at 50mph

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Sgt 'lucky' to survive after banned driver hits police vehicle at 50mph

Northumbria Sgt Dave Roberts' patrol car was sent spinning off the road after Nathan Ferguson deliberately shunted him onto a grass verge during a high-speed pursuit in February.

Sgt Dave Roberts

Date - 1st August 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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A Northumbria sergeant who was rammed off the road by a disqualified driver during a police pursuit earlier this year says he "feared" he wouldn't return home to his family. Sgt Dave Roberts was lucky to survive after the incident on...

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