A disqualified driver who crashed an unwarranted car into a tree and a power pole in a short bid to outrun the police in suburban Napier blamed the officers he reckoned should not have started
'All your fault': Napier driver who smashed into tree blamed cops for chasing him
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Discovering it did not have a current warrant of fitness, they decided to attempt to get the driver to stop, but Perston put the pedal to the floor in a snaking loss-of-traction and hit speeds of about 100km/h — double the limit for the area.
He swung left into Latham St with apparently no check for other traffic and with police with siren wailing and red and blue lights flashing in pursuit, swung left again into Rutherford Rd where he hit speeds 30-40km/h over the limit.
Moments later Perston's Ford hit the tree and post, which police said was enough to stop the vehicle crashing on to a section where children were playing on a trampoline.
The summary said Perston at first told police it was "all your fault" as they should not have been trying to stop him, because of the way he was driving.
He then changed his stance to recognise his driving was reckless and not safe for the public, the summary said.