Drunk A1 driver smashes into police car forcing officers to dive for cover

A driver drunk on vodka smashed into the back of a police car on the A1 and barely missed hitting officers who were forced to dive for cover. Police were removing the closure after a broken down vehicle had been recovered on the A1 at Tinwell, just over the county border in Leicestershire, at 1am on August 14.

One officer was in the driver’s seat of the police car while the other was removing road cones at the front of the vehicle. However, the officer at the front of the car noticed a Volkswagen Crafter van quickly being driven towards them.

The driver, Luke Johnson, 37, was heading towards them so fast that the officer only just had chance to dive out of the way. Johnson smashed into the back of the police car, causing injuries to the officer who was still inside and substantial damage to the emergency vehicle.