A dramatic police chase occurred in the Hutt Valley last night, ended with a man being taken into custody.
The car chase happened after the man failing a road-side breath test and speed off, he was chased by up to seven police cars at one stage.
He was eventually stopped after police laid road spikes and officers had to smash the car windows to remove the man from his vehicle.
The man now faces charges of drink driving and failing to stop.
