Cliff Notes
- A 20-year-old man, Mazyar Azarbonyad, has admitted to dangerous driving after a crash on the A1 involving five police vehicles that resulted in seven officers being injured.
- Azarbonyad, driving a BMW, failed to stop for police who had concerns about his driving behaviour; he later continued to drive multiple times while on bail.
- All injured police officers have since been discharged from hospital; a woman in her 20s arrested alongside Azarbonyad faces no charges related to dangerous driving but is under investigation for drug possession.
Man who was ‘on first date’ admits dangerous driving after crash involving five police cars on A1 | UK News
A 20-year-old man has admitted dangerous driving after seven officers were injured in a crash involving five police vehicles and a car.
Personal trainer Mazyar Azarbonyad was taking a woman home after a first date when the crash occurred on the A1 on Tyneside in the early hours of 9 April, Newcastle Magistrates’ Court heard.
He appeared at court on Saturday to admit a series of driving offences, including driving without insurance several times after the crash.
Azarbonyad, who was driving a powerful BMW, failed to stop after police had concerns over how the vehicle was being driven in the Whickham area of Gateshead.
The collision led to major delays as the road was closed.
The seven police officers have all now been discharged from hospital.
Having been granted bail after the crash, Azarbonyad told the court he had continued to drive on four further occasions.
This included one occasion where he drove a Hyundai i10 to work at a gym in Newcastle city centre, despite bail conditions telling him not to drive.
Northumbria Police said a woman in her 20s would face no further action in relation to her arrest on suspicion of aiding and abetting dangerous driving.
However, she was bailed over suspected drug possession offences.