A car chase through Stockholm ended with collisions involving several police cars on Saturday evening. One officer was injured, and a man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence in traffic and drug driving. The pursuit began in Västertorp and concluded in Bromma.
The car chase began in Västertorp in southern Stockholm when police tried to stop a vehicle for a check, but the driver instead accelerated and fled north along the E4. The pursuit continued through the Järva area, including Rinkeby and Tensta, then toward Spånga and finally to Bromma Blocks in western Stockholm. During the chase, both ramming attempts and spike strips were used to stop the car, which was driven at high speed.
Several police cars were damaged in collisions. According to police spokesperson Daniel Wikdahl, five police vehicles were crash-damaged in various ways, including one hit by the fleeing car. Five police cars and the suspect's vehicle needed to be towed. One officer was injured and examined by ambulance staff, with uncertainty about whether more officers may require medical care.
The chase ended at Bromma Blocks when two police patrols rammed the fleeing car. The arrested man in his 20s is suspected of gross negligence in traffic, aggravated drug driving, and causing bodily harm. Additional charges may be added, according to Wikdahl: "It is a long pursuit that has gone at high speed. There are many different parts to this that we must investigate in different ways."
Witnesses described the drama. Julius Gravin, 22, saw the chase on the E18 and estimated the speed at 160 kilometers per hour: "It broke all the rules. It just wanted to get away. And the police drove the same way." Lukas Forsmark, 17, narrowly avoided a police car that swerved onto the sidewalk in Spånga: "I was maybe 45–50 centimeters away." Despite the high speeds, traffic was relatively light, according to police.
