Brave Learner Drives to the Police’s Rescue!

Imagine you’re in the middle of a driving lesson and the police desperately flag you down to help pursue a suspect – what would you do?

For one female learner driver, it was supposed to be a typical evening driving lesson in Kingston, London. But that all changed when she and her instructor spotted two policemen trying to flag down motorists at the side of the road but being ignored.

The learner pulled over to the side of the road to find out what was wrong. It turned out that the two officers had received a call from their colleagues up the road who had been investigating a man’s suspicious behaviour; when approached, the individual had turned and fled with the officers giving chase. He managed to give the officers the slip but a member of the public had pointed them in the direction he’d gone and the officers soon caught up with the suspect.

Cue a confrontation, a struggle to arrest the man and an urgent call for back-up – and the only police close enough? Those two officers at the side of the road who were running to help their colleagues while trying to wave down traffic so they could get to the scene quicker.

Enter the pupil and the instructor who were happy to help the police, the learner giving them a much-needed lift for the remaining mile. According to Kingston police, “as expected the learner driver drove safely and along with her instructor, remained calm throughout the journey. She dropped the officers off near to the scene and they ran the last part”.

Thankfully, the officers arrived just in the nick of time to help their colleagues arrest the suspect, preventing any further injuries. Police though don’t know the name of the learner or the instructor and would like them to get in touch:

We were unable to say thank you to the members of the public that assisted us last night. However we would like to trace them so we can say thank you properly.” – Kingston Police on Facebook

So if it was you who helped out the police at 8pm on the evening of the 13th October, then call them on 101 so you can get the thanks you richly deserve. And unlike the other motorists who chose to drive on by that evening, good on you for stopping and helping the folk who dedicate their days and nights trying to keep our roads and neighbourhoods safe.