Man (21) arrested following Clooney Road carriageway incident last night

Police have arrested a man following an incident on Clooney Road dual carriageway outside Derry last night, Thursday, March 22.

At 11.45pm, police while driving on the Clooney carriageway observed a silver Audi being driven towards Eglinton. It was observed swerving across lanes of traffic, almost colliding with the police vehicle.

Police signalled for the driver to stop, activating their blue lights and siren, however, the driver failed to do so. A short time later, the Audi was located abandoned on Church Brae.

No-one was in the vehicle, however, police seized a quantity of suspected Class A drugs from inside it. 

Officers located a male a short distance away, aged 21, and he was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, driving without insurance, no driving licence, failing to stop for police and possession of a Class A controlled drug. The main remains in custody at this time, assisting with their enquiries. 

Police appeal to anyone who believes they may have seen this vehicle or captured footage of it, to call 101, quoting reference 2076 of 21/03/24 or, make a report online via psni.police.uk/report or Crimestoppers, which can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.