Hong Kong driver arrested after 3 vehicles hit during police roadblock escape
The man, 30, was detained in connection with seven offences including furious driving and drug trafficking, Chief Inspector Law Chin-hon said on Saturday.
The suspect is alleged to have disobeyed an order on Monday to turn off the engine and get out of his vehicle at a roadblock in Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok, for a police inspection.
Law said the man instead drove forwards and backwards quickly to escape.
'His behaviour was so dangerous that Emergency Unit officer had to use a baton to break the right side window of his car, in an attempt to subdue him,' Law said.
However, the officer's attempt failed and the man drove in the opposite direction on Soy Street and was last tracked to Yim Po Fong Street.
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