A father and son are jailed after police say they dragged a police officer along a road during an encounter that followed an approach over a suspected drug deal. The Daily Record and BBC News report that PC Mark Smith approached the pair, and the men then drove off in an Audi while he was clinging to or partially inside the vehicle.
BBC News describes the officer as “terrified” and says Douglas Mills, 58, and Douglas Mills Jnr, 32, sped away after the approach. The Daily Record adds detail that the officer was dragged roughly half inside the car before being released, and it characterizes the speed involved as around 50mph. Both outlets state that the men receive custodial sentences for the incident.
While coverage differs on emphasis and some specifics of the officer’s condition and the precise circumstances, both reports agree on the core facts: the men fled after PC Smith approached them, the officer was dragged along the road by the vehicle, and the father and son are sentenced to prison.
