In a bizarre turn of events last night, two individuals were arrested after mistaking a police car for a taxi following a hit-and-run incident in Goring, Sussex. According to Sussex Roads Police, the suspects were involved in a collision with a parked car and fled the scene, later attempting to call a taxi to make their escape.
The drama unfolded when the suspects, seemingly inebriated, flagged down a police car, mistaking it for the taxi they had called. Sussex Roads Police reported the incident on Twitter, stating: “Vehicle hit a parked car in Goring tonight where the occupants ran off and called a taxi. They mistook the police car for a taxi! Two arrested for various document offences and drink driving. Spending some time in the cells.”