Nurse Maria hailed a hero

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“He was swerving and driving on the wrong side of the road at times. It was obvious he was either on drink or drugs and I couldn’t have lived with myself if I knew he’d hurt someone.”

Maria called 999 and directed police to the car, then continued to follow him for 20 minutes before officers eventually pulled him over.

“He crashed into the central reservation at one point and I could see he had two flat tyres on the driver’s side.

“He got out to inspect them and I could see he was swaying. Then he just got back in and carried on.

“He turned right up Deighton Road and I followed him. He was on the wrong side of the road and nearly crashed into several oncoming and parked cars. “He could have killed someone.” Police eventually caught up with the car and a man was arrested in the Brackenhall area. Officers thanked Maria for her help.

She added: “I could not just leave this guy to destroy someone’s life and go home.

“I gave the police call handler directions and street names throughout the journey and told them what he was doing.

“I’m so glad we managed to get him off the roads. I’m definitely in the wrong job!”