{"id":133514,"date":"2025-05-26T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/133514\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:00:15","slug":"newry-man-allegedly-hits-120mph-with-smashed-windscreen-while-children-are-in-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/133514\/","title":{"rendered":"Newry: Man allegedly hits 120mph with \u2018smashed windscreen\u2019 while children are in car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/125ec5fb-972e-47c3-9f43-8fc2565bef16.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/89befc0d-6bce-4f8d-b096-3fe3ee4d30b1.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21032caf-ef20-4e1d-a43d-c55db5612dc7.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Social Services have been contacted after a man allegedly drove at 120mph in a car with a smashed windscreen, with children inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police have said that the children, aged 5 and 15, were put at risk during the incident on Sunday evening in the Newry area. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A PSNI spokesperson shared details of the incident in a post on the NI Road Policing and Safety social media account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;The driver failed to stop for Road Policing Officers from Mahon Road on the Armagh Road in Newry and a pursuit ensued,\u201d read the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;The driver overtook vehicles at speed, before driving up to 120mph on the A1 carriageway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cOfficers from Ardmore Station successfully stung the vehicle&#8217;s tyres but the driver drove on, before decamping from the vehicle and running away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;He was located hiding in bushes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The spokesperson added that the driver was arrested on for dangerous driving, failing to stop for police and for having no driving licence and no insurance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748271615_984_21032caf-ef20-4e1d-a43d-c55db5612dc7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police added that he was also arrested for using a motor vehicle in a dangerous condition, due to the car having a smashed windscreen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The man has been charged, and is due to appear in court. Police added that social services were also notified in relation to the children in the car. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/125ec5fb-972e-47c3-9f43-8fc2565bef16.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. (Photo: NI Road Policing and Safety) <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">News Catch Up &#8211; Monday 26 May  <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe will continue to take people like this off our roads,\u201d added the PSNI spokesperson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The car was stopped in the Newry area on Sunday. 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