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The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
Moment driver drags two police officers along road after fleeing traffic stop
Watch the moment a mother from Scotland drags two police officers down the road with her car after they pulled her over. Dashcam footage shows Lauren Baird, 43, of Aberdeen, speeding off after being pulled over for vehicle insurance inspection on 10 July 2023. Both officers are knocked to the ground, narrowly avoiding going under the wheels. The pair were treated at Inverness' Raigmore Hospital for grazing, bruises, an injured knee and a staved finger. The female officer also needed to use crutches and has still not returned to duty. Ms Baird has been jailed for 18 months and banned from driving for 43 months.
Telegraph
3 days ago
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- Telegraph
Watch: Driver drags police officers down road
A mother dragged two police officers along the road when she drove off after giving them a false name. Lauren Baird, 43, was jailed after she put the lives of the constables in danger when she fled at speed in Aviemore, Scotland. Inverness Sheriff Court was told the officers challenged her about the inaccurate information she gave at 10.35pm on July 10, 2023. Baird accelerated away and the two victims were fortunate not to have gone under the car on the B9152 road between Kincraig and Rothiemurchus. Sheriff Sara Matheson was shown dashcam footage of one officer detaching himself after a few feet and the other only managing to free herself several yards along the road. She was left having to use crutches and has not returned to duty. A tearful Baird was jailed for 18 months and banned from driving for 43 months. Sheriff Matheson told Baird, who had admitted culpable and reckless conduct to the danger of life, attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving false details and attempting to conceal her vehicle and driving without a licence or insurance: 'This was appalling behaviour. 'It put two officers' lives in danger. It was pure luck their injuries weren't a lot worse. But it has had a significant psychological effect on them.' Defending, Natalie Paterson said that her client 'didn't appreciate the terrible consequences her actions had caused. She panicked when she was stopped by the police, which is a decision she regrets.' Fiscal depute Susan Love told the court that police had difficulty in obtaining Baird's true details in a half hour conversation during which she showed the officers a photograph she claimed was her, but clearly was not. The court heard that the one true thing she said was that she was staying at the nearby Coylumbridge Hotel, but when she was told she was being arrested, she drove off at speed. Ms Love added: 'It was fortunate that the officers did not go under the wheels of her car. ''They were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment to grazing, bruises, head swelling, an injured knee and a staved finger.'' When their police colleagues checked the hotel soon after the incident, they found her there. Her car had been concealed in a forest road close to the property.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Woman who injured two police officers when she drove off at speed as they were questioning her jailed
A mum has been jailed after she dragged two police officers along the road when she drove off after giving them a false name. Lauren Baird, 43, put the lives of the constables in danger when she fled at speed in Aviemore, Scotland. Inverness Sheriff Court was told the officers challenged her about the inaccurate information she gave at 10.35pm on July 10, 2023. Baird accelerated away and the two helpless victims were fortunate not to have gone under the car on the B9152 road between Kincraig and Rothiemurchus. Sheriff Sara Matheson was shown dashcam footage of one officer detaching himself after a few feet and the other officer only managing to free herself several yards along the road. She was left having to use crutches and has still not returned to duty. A tearful Baird was jailed for 18 months and banned from driving for 43 months. Baird had previously admitted culpable and reckless conduct to the danger of life, attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving false details and attempting to conceal her vehicle and driving without a licence or insurance. Sentencing her, Sheriff Matheson told Baird: 'This was appalling behaviour. 'It put two officers' lives in danger. It was pure luck their injuries weren't a lot worse. But it has had a significant psychological effect on them.' Defending, Natalie Paterson said that her client 'didn't appreciate the terrible consequences her actions had caused. She panicked when she was stopped by the police. which is a decision she regrets.' Fiscal depute Susan Love previously told Sheriff Sara Matheson that the female officer still had not returned to work. Ms Love told the court that police had difficulty in obtaining Baird's true details in a half hour conversation during which she showed the officers a photograph she claimed was her but clearly it was not. The court heard that the one truth she delivered was that she was staying at the nearby Coylumbridge Hotel but when she was told she was being arrested, she drove off at speed. Ms Love added: 'It was fortunate that the officers did not go under the wheels of her car. 'They were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment to grazing, bruises, head swelling, an injured knee and a staved finger.' When their police colleagues checked the hotel soon after the incident, they found her there. Her car had been concealed in a forest road close to the property. However Ms Love told the court that she had used the bolt to prevent the house key unlocking the door and permission was granted for a forced entry. 'But she continued to delay matters and was in the bathroom getting dressed.. But the officers could hear the sound of the toilet being repeatedly flushed.' Drugs possession charges against Baird were dropped by the prosecution service.
The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Horrific moment mum drags two cops down road after speeding off during traffic stop – as she's jailed
THIS is the horrific moment a mum dragged two cops down a road after speeding off during a traffic stop. Lauren Baird, 43, had been pulled over by police, who noticed her car was not insured. 4 But in a "moment of panic", the mum-of-two sped off as the officers were still clinging to the vehicle. Footage showed the cops being dragged along the road in Aviemore, Scotland, before one manages to detach themself. But a female officer was only able to let go several yards up the street and was left needing crutches. Baird sobbed as she was jailed for 18 months today after admitting culpable and reckless conduct to the danger of life. She also pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving false details and attempting to conceal her vehicle and driving without a licence or insurance. Sentencing, Sheriff Sara Matheson said: "This was appalling behaviour. "It put two officers' lives in danger. It was pure luck their injuries weren't a lot worse. But it has had a significant psychological effect on them." Inverness Sheriff Court was told Baird had been driving through Aviemore on July 10, 2023, when she was stopped by police. A computer check had revealed her car had no insurance but Baird gave a false name and details to the officers. After she was challenged, the mum sped off - with both cops narrowly avoiding being dragged under her wheels. Police were able to track her down to the hotel where she was staying and found the car concealed in a forest nearby. Both officers were taken to hospital with multiple injuries - including grazing and bruising. The female officer has still not been able to return to work following the horror. Natalie Paterson, representing Baird, told the court she had panicked and not foreseen the "terrible consequences" of her actions, which she fully regretted. As well as a jail term, Baird was disqualified from driving for 43 months. Supt Andrew Barclay, from Police Scotland, said: "Whilst neither officer sustained serious physical injury her behaviour was very dangerous and has had a significant affect on those officers involved. "A police officer's job, by its very nature, often means they can find themselves dealing with volatile and dangerous situations to protect the communities we serve. "It is totally unacceptable for officers to be put in harms way or injured by the irresponsible actions of others." 4 4
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Aberdeen driver who dragged police officers down Highland road with car is jailed
A driver who dragged two police officers along a Highland road with her car after they had pulled her over has been jailed for 18 Baird, 43, of Aberdeen, was being asked why her vehicle was not insured when she had a "moment of panic" and drove Sheriff Court heard that the male and female officers were lucky to escape serious injury in the incident, which was captured in dashcam a mother-of-two, was jailed after earlier admitting to culpable and reckless conduct to the danger of the officers' lives. She also admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving police false details, and attempting to conceal the vehicle she was driving while having no licence or insurance. Sheriff Sara Matheson accused Baird of "appalling behaviour", and said it was down to luck the officers' injuries were not worse than they officers were treated at Inverness' Raigmore Hospital for grazing, bruises, an injured knee and a staved finger. The female officer needed the use crutches for a was stopped on 10 July 2023 on the B9152 road between Kincraig and Rotheimurchas, near court heard that the officers narrowly avoided being dragged under the wheels of her car when she sped Paterson, representing Baird, told the court that it had been a moment of panic, and she had not foreseen the "terrible consequences" of her actions, which she fully who was visibly upset when she appeared in court, was also disqualified from driving for 43 months. Following sentencing, Police Scotland said it welcomed Baird's Andrew Barclay said: "Whilst neither officer sustained serious physical injury her behaviour was very dangerous and has had a significant affect on those officers involved."A police officer's job, by its very nature, often means they can find themselves dealing with volatile and dangerous situations to protect the communities we serve. "It is totally unacceptable for officers to be put in harms way or injured by the irresponsible actions of others."He added: "We will take necessary action with those who deliberately put an officer's life in danger, as today's verdict confirms."
