A suspected drink-driver was pulled over and arrested after speeding past an unmarked police car.

After passing the police vehicle on the Annesley Bypass at 3.15pm on Saturday (7 November), the driver undertook another car and continued at speeds of around 100mph.

The 42-year-old was pulled over on Derby Road and arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and careless driving.

After passing the police vehicle on the Annesley Bypass at 3.15pm on Saturday (7 November), the driver undertook another car and continued at speeds of around 100mph.

Sergeant Craig Luckett, of the Roads Policing Unit, said: “People who drive in this way put other road users in serious danger.

“That’s one of the reasons we operate unmarked vehicles – to identify and deal with them before they can harm other people.”

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