UPDATE: Teenager arrested after police pursuit

A teenager was arrested after police pursued a vehicle through Rustington last night (Wednesday April 6).
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Police said officers followed a Ford Fiesta after it failed to stop for a patrol in Station Road, East Preston, at 9.45pm.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said the car was pursued for around five minutes before the driver abandoned it in Epsom Gardens, in Rustington.

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The car was seized and the driver detained, the spokesman added.

A 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, drug driving, failing to stop and having no insurance.

He has been bailed until May 18 pending further enquiries.

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