Driver arrested after 130mph police chase on A96 in Aberdeenshire

A driver has been arrested after a 130mph police chase on the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road.

Police stopped the vehicle in Blackburn in Aberdeenshire on Saturday at about 10.30pm.

A tweet from officers said the car engine revving nearby attracted attention amid reports the “exhaust flamed”.

It was dark at the checkpoint. He thought it a good idea to rev nearby and attract attention. The exhaust flamed. It attracted attention. #NERPU deployed to "have a word." Ended up following him over the #A96 #Tyrebagger at 130mph. @COPFS will now be "having a word." pic.twitter.com/yE7sKjtPHF

— Road Policing Scotland (@polscotrpu) May 8, 2022

The social media post said officers then “followed” the car on the Tyrebagger at 130mph before it was stopped.

A police spokesman said: “The car was stopped in Blackburn around 10.30pm on Saturday, 7 May.

“The driver was a 25-year-old male and he is subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal.”