Not so fast or furious: A great-grandmother has led police on a 44-kilometre, 16kph chase. Not quite the Hollywood-type high-speed car chase like the one seen here. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
A GREAT- GRANDMOTHER has been banned from driving after leading officers on "the world's slowest police chase."
The bizarre low-speed chase went on for 44 kilometres at just 16 kilometres an hour.
During the pursuit, an officer ran alongside 76-year-old Caroline Turner's little blue Ford Fiesta and yelled at her to pull over, The Clacton and Frinton Gazette reported.
The incident began after Ms Turner went the wrong way at a roundabout and proceeded to drive down the wrong side of the road, before correcting herself and merging onto a dual carriageway - followed by three police cars, The (London) Times said.
The chase lasted nearly an hour, finally ending when police closed the road and formed a rolling roadblock. An officer got out of his car and ran alongside the pensioner, telling her to pull over.
"It was a surprise to me when he knocked on the window," Ms Turner said.
The widow, whose husband died five weeks ago, was locked up for a night by police who feared she could kill someone if they let her complete the 97km journey home.
She admitted driving without due care and attention and failing to stop for the police.
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