Drunk cyclist crashes into police car as he tries to flee

Paul Rutherford fled from a Go Outdoors compound on his bike, only to crash into a police car as he tried to ride the wrong way down the A1

Police tape (Getty)

A Newcastle man has pleaded guilty to dangerous cycling and being drunk in charge of a pedal cycle after he crashed into a police car.

According to Newcastle's Evening Chronicle, Paul Rutherford was spotted in the yard of a Go Outdoors shop in West Denton, scaled the high perimeter fence and cycled off.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.