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The moment a bulldozer was driven rampaging through the streets of Wolverhampton on Saturday night was captured camera with police arresting the driver for a string of offences including drink-driving
A man has been arrested in suspicion of drink-driving after a bulldozer was taken on a Midland city centre rampage.
A 24-tonne earthmover was stolen in Staffordshire, believed to be from a quarry, and then driven through Wolverhampton city centre, ending up in Willenhall on the opposite side of the city on Saturday (November 8) night.
Footage posted online shows the construction vehicle being driven along Willenhall Road towards the Cleveland Arms pub.
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Charlene Harris captures the incident on video and gives a running commentary as it happens.
She had been at the Merry Boys Inn pub and had popped out for a cigarette when the bulldozer came careering down Willenhall Road.
A lorry had been parked across the road in an apparent attempt to stop the bulldozer.
But, in her commentary, Charlene said: “Gonna go through him. He’s gone through the bush. He’s moving the wagon.
“Here he comes, here he comes, here he comes.”
She screams and laughs and continues: “He’s stole this bulldozer. Watch the cars, the cars!
“Oh s**t he’s gone. Look at the lorry. The coppers can’t stop it happening.
“They tried with a big ****ing wagon and they can’t even do it with that. It bulldozed straight through it.”
A Royal Mail lorry had been parked across the road, but the bulldozer pushes it out of the way as the driver goes on the wrong side of the road.
The driver then crosses the road to join the correct carriageway and heads towards Willenhall.
West Midlands Police said they were alerted to the incident shortly before 5.40pm.
Officers made attempts to stop the vehicle which tore up road surfaces and also damaged ‘street furniture’ like metal barriers.
The vehicle went through Wolverhampton city centre along Bridgnorth Road, Compton Road West, and onto the A4150 dual carriageway.
It eventually came to a stop on New Road in Willenhall at 8.15pm, after the two-and-a-half hour rampage.
Now a 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a string of offences including drink-driving, dangerous driving, theft and using threatening or abuse language.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We’ve arrested a man after a 24-tonne earthmover was stolen and driven through Wolverhampton city centre.
“Officers were made aware of reports that an earthmover had been stolen from an address in Staffordshire, on Saturday (November 8).
“Crossing the border into Wolverhampton officers were alerted just before 5.40pm and attempted to stop the construction vehicle as it continued to damage road surfaces and street furniture.”
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The statement continues: “Making its way through the city centre the machine drove through Bridgnorth Road, Compton Road West, and even onto the A4150 dual carriageway.
“The earthmover eventually came to stop on New Road, Willenhall at 8.15pm.
“A man, aged 41, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving, dangerous driving, threat to damage or destroy property, theft, fail to stop, take a conveyance (not a motor vehicle) without consent and using threatening, abusive or insulting words and behaviour to cause harassment.
“He remains in custody while our enquiries continue.”
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