Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit - incidents during the last fortnight

Published 14th Jun 2023, 12:44 BST

Here are photos showing some of the scenes Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit have attended during the last two weeks.

They include drink drivers, dangerously-secured large goods loads, super cars and serious crashes.

During one incident a motorist was unaware that flames – which turned into a major fire – were spreading from the underside of his car as he drove along in it.

Incidents during the last fortnight

1. Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit

Incidents during the last fortnight Photo: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit

Both occupants walked away with just scratches from the Danesmoor crash.
Officers tweeted: "Young driver + too much speed = this."

2. Young driver, too fast

Both occupants walked away with just scratches from the Danesmoor crash. Officers tweeted: "Young driver + too much speed = this." Photo: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit

Police say the owner of the snazzy vehicle - travelling with a host of other super cars in Glossop - "seemed to think that they were exempt from a front number plate"

3. Flashy sports car with no front registration plate

Police say the owner of the snazzy vehicle - travelling with a host of other super cars in Glossop - "seemed to think that they were exempt from a front number plate" Photo: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit

This happened at junction 2 of the A50.
Police say: "The only thing that wasn't crushed inside the car was the driver".

4. Driver twice over the drive drive limit

This happened at junction 2 of the A50. Police say: "The only thing that wasn't crushed inside the car was the driver". Photo: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit