Runaway truck driver turns himself in

Hugh “Angel” Thomas, the man who was involved in a high-speed chase on Saturday night, turned himself in to police custody this morning accompanied by his lawyer Wilfred Elrington. Thomas allegedly fled the scene of a minor traffic accident, which prompted a chase by a number of armed police officers. In the course of the pursuit, in which Thomas ignored repeated orders to stop, a police pickup was rammed and badly damaged, Thomas’ pit bull was shot dead and the freight truck that he was driving was ditched by the seaside next to his home. Up to news time no charges has been filed against Thomas. Police expect to have both traffic and criminal charges brought against him on Wednesday.