An alleged drunk driver caused a ruckus for Dunedin police after he tried, unsuccessfully, to flee from a traffic stop.
Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said officers witnessed a motorist driving erratically and narrowly missing other vehicles in Bay View Rd at 7.50pm on Wednesday.
Police stopped the vehicle and talked to the 26-year-old driver, however, due to signs of recent alcohol consumption officers commenced excessive breath alcohol procedures.
The man was unco-operative with police and tried to flee by climbing over to the passenger’s side to exit the vehicle and run.
Police walked around the vehicle and blocked his exit. The man attempted to push police out of the way, Sgt Lee said.
In the commotion, the man was pepper-sprayed and arrested.
He was charged with assaulting police, resisting police and refusing officers’ requests for blood.
At 1.30pm, police were executing a parole recall warrant in High St in relation to a 42-year-old man. However, during the arrest the man resisted and allegedly assaulted two police officers by attempting to head-butt them. The man allegedly attempted to head-butt the first officer, but missed and head-butted the second officer in the upper torso.
Both police officers were uninjured.
The man was arrested and charged with resisting police and two charges of assaulting police.
