Police apologise after three cars were damaged by stinger device…
Police apologised today after several motorists suffered burst tyres when a stinger device fell out of an officer’s car boot.
Stunned drivers were forced to swerve and hit the brakes after the spiked equipment dropped onto the busy road.
Police were dealing with a collision when the stinger – used to stop speeding motorists – fell out of a squad car boot and landed on the carriageway.
Five tyres were damaged after three motorists ran over the device on the A30 near Launceston, Cornwall on…
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