Police officers seize high-powered sports car - then crash it into garden

Two police officers have crashed in a high-powered sports car after it was confiscated from its driver. The pair climbed into the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution in Hale while waiting for a recovery truck.



But the officers ended up ploughing the turbo-charged, four-wheel drive car into the gardens of two luxury homes, rolling it on to its side. The officers were found inside the 54-registered car early yesterday morning. One suffered minor injuries and the other was left severely shaken. No-one else was hurt.

The smash is now being investigated by officers from Greater Manchester Police's professional standards unit. A spokesman for the force said both officers, who are police constables from the Trafford division, have been suspended from driving duties 'with immediate effect'.



Chief Supt Mark Roberts, divisional commander for Trafford, said: “I can assure the local community that this incident will be rigorously investigated. Thankfully, no members of the public were injured. I would like to apologise to residents if this incident has caused any problems or inconvenience.”