Uninsured driver has ‘very bad day’ after reversing into police drone-patrol car

West Midlands Police were operating an aerial drone from their parked vehicle when the incident happened.
Police drone patrol uninsured driver crash
Richard Vernalls16 March 2021

An uninsured driver had a “very bad day” after reversing their vehicle into a police drone controller’s parked car while they were operating air patrols.

West Midlands Police said that when officers spoke to the driver involved they discovered they had no insurance, tax or MOT.

The driver’s car was seized and the offences reported to court.

It was a very bad day for the other driver

West Midlands Police

The force posted on its official Twitter account an overhead photo of the aftermath, taken by the drone, showing the driver being spoken to by an officer.

The police said: “It was a very bad day for the other driver who happened to have no insurance, no MOT and no tax!”

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