Cops have charged a man after allegedly careering his flash car into lampposts and forcing a pensioner to jump for their life in a city street.
Police say they have charged the 21-year-old with a number of driving and drug offences after the alleged incident in Dundee yesterday.
Tayside division say he was driving a blue Mercedes C class when he lost control and struck two lamp posts and landed in a hedge.
During the collision on Explorer Road, he is said to have narrowly missed a 73-year-old woman who was injured when she moved to avoid the car.
When officers searched the car they found cocaine and cannabis, although the driver was found not to be under the influence at the time.
He will appear at court at a later date.
Tayside Roads Policing Unit’s Inspector Greg Burns said: “There is no doubt that this incident could potentially have been a fatal collision, and I would urge drivers to continue to drive with appropriate care and attention.
"The quieter roads during this lockdown period are no excuse for careless and dangerous driving, and anyone who treats the roads as a racetrack is putting other road users, pedestrians, and of course themselves at risk of serious injury or worse.”
