Durham man charged in connection with horror crash on A1
A man's been charged with a number of driving offences after a police chase ended in a huge crash on the A1 last week.
Last updated 1st May 2025
A man's been charged with a number of driving offences after a police chase ended in a huge crash on the A1 last week.
A number of cars crashed on the A1 near Newcastle last week.
Mazyar Azarbonyad, who's 20 and from Durham, is also accused of failing to stop and not having insurance.
All the officers have now left hospital.
In relation to the incident, he has been charged with dangerous driving, two counts of fail to stop a motor vehicle when required by a constable, two counts of no insurance use, and two counts of driving otherwise than in accordance with licence.
In addition, he has been charged with a further four counts of driving otherwise than in accordance with licence and four counts of no insurance use.
He is due to appear at court on Saturday.
Police are reminding the public not to speculate on social media about the case.