0:00:03 > 0:00:08North Yorkshire, the largest county in England and Wales.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Its 6,000 miles of roads are some of the most dangerous in the UK.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15He's hit the central reservation, at which point
0:00:15 > 0:00:18he's flipped on the brow and he has ended up here.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Three of winter's toughest months,
0:00:21 > 0:00:25our cameras had full access to every aspect of this force, 24/7.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Good afternoon, North Yorkshire Police.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32This is an access all areas guide to policing North Yorkshire's roads.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38As well as having some of the highest accident rates in Britain,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41recently there has been a rise in drug-driving across this county.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45What have you taken, mate? What have you had?
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Drugs and drug-driving have become a major challenge
0:00:47 > 0:00:50for North Yorkshire's traffic cops.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54They have to keep drugs off the street,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57catch those who pose a risk behind the wheel...
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I've got no sympathy for anybody that takes drugs
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and then drives a motor vehicle on the road.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05..and deal with the aftermath of the tragedy left behind
0:01:05 > 0:01:07by drivers too drugged to drive.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10I am investigating more deaths on the road in a single year
0:01:10 > 0:01:13than detectives may do in their entire careers.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Drink-driving has become socially unacceptable.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Drugs, however, is a different kettle of fish.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Britain's 250,000-mile road network
0:01:41 > 0:01:45transports more than 100 billion tonnes of goods each year.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49But it's also exploited by the growing drug trade.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Last year, police made nearly 200,000 drug seizures
0:01:54 > 0:01:56in England and Wales.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01In North Yorkshire, seizures were at a ten-year high.
0:02:03 > 0:02:09Targeting the supply of drugs into the county is a complex operation,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12coordinated from the Force Control Room in York.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Police emergency.- Good afternoon, Force Control Room. How can I help?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20This area is North Yorkshire.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23And we've got the A1 that travels all the way through it.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26We've also got the A19 and the A64, which are quite major roads.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30We get a lot of drugs crime in the York area.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32We also seem to be getting quite a few drugs nominals
0:02:32 > 0:02:34picking up in the Skipton area.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It's Wednesday, 2pm, and intelligence has come in
0:02:40 > 0:02:44about a suspect returning to North Yorkshire from Leeds.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48The information is immediately passed to Mick Roffe and Paul Stamp
0:02:48 > 0:02:50of North Yorkshire's Road Crime Team.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55- RADIO:- '0267, 0267, we're just getting on to them now.'
0:02:57 > 0:03:01We have just got some information that a vehicle, a blue Astra,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03has just travelled into West Yorkshire's area.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Generally people go from this area, Harrogate,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08to buy drugs in West Yorkshire and then come back.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13The drugs that are mentioned are quite large quantities, so we are
0:03:13 > 0:03:16going to try and sneaky beaky... plain car and try to catch him.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21For every user, there's umpteen crimes that that user commits
0:03:21 > 0:03:24to fund an ongoing drug habit.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28The police expect the target Astra to return to Harrogate on the A61.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33We're just down a side street, trying to blend in as best we can.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36The idea is for him to come past and not know he's being followed by us.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40It just gives us a bit more time to set the trap, if you like.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43The Astra has been tracked entering North Yorkshire
0:03:43 > 0:03:47by roadside automatic numberplate recognition cameras.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52ANPR cameras are designed to pick up on VRMs of vehicles,
0:03:52 > 0:03:53so your number plate.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55No matter what time of the day you come through,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57it will read your plate patch
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and it'll feed that directly into our system straight away.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02There's usually no delay on it.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04So I know I can say to officers,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07"This vehicle has just been through this camera."
0:04:07 > 0:04:12Although police have over 8,000 ANPR cameras across the country,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15they don't cover every road.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Now it's down to Mick and Paul
0:04:16 > 0:04:19to spot the Astra among the passing traffic.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Nearly one hour later, the Astra still hasn't shown.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- RADIO:- 'I don't know if you're monitored...'
0:04:27 > 0:04:31The operation might have to be called off.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Just all units on this channel, then -
0:04:32 > 0:04:36we'll stand this one down at 4:30 if this vehicle's not returned.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Just as they're about to call it a day...
0:04:40 > 0:04:42..the trap is sprung.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Contact, contact, contact on the subject vehicle.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Descends the Hill, A61 towards Harrogate.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Please acknowledge.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56RADIO CHATTER
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Yeah, that's it.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Mick and Paul direct nearby units in to support.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05From 91, committed, committed, committed
0:05:05 > 0:05:09as we negotiate that junction on the A61 still towards Harrogate.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10On approach to Harewood Bridge.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13What we're trying to do is remain out of sight all the time.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15We don't want him for a second...
0:05:15 > 0:05:17to think that police are coming up on him.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20We're just trying to set that trap now, really.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- RADIO:- 'Astra just crossed the bridge.'
0:05:24 > 0:05:2891, yes, yes, speed is now 45. Still one vehicle cover.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31On approach to a nearside junction.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33The Astra takes a right turn,
0:05:33 > 0:05:37but oncoming traffic means the police can't follow.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Right, right, right at this junction.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Towards Kirkby Overblow and we are blocked by traffic.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Oscar, Romeo units, are you in that area?- Oh, never.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47That'll do, that'll do.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50The Astra has turned directly into another support unit.
0:05:50 > 0:05:5491, I can see you have stopped him. We'll just come in and back you up.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Good work.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Just put your phone down, mate. Put your phone down.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Hello, mate.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15At this moment in time, lads, you're detained for a search
0:06:15 > 0:06:17under section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Give me that one up, pal.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26A quick search turns up a large quantity of a Class C drug -
0:06:26 > 0:06:30diazepam - in the boot and Class B cannabis in the car.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35The passenger is the suspect Mick and Paul have been looking for.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Just stand here. I'll give you a pat-down, mate.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Is there owt else on you you shouldn't have?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Keep your hands out your pockets. - I'm just seeing...
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Keep your hands out your pockets.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Listen, listen, you are also under arrest on suspicion of possession
0:06:48 > 0:06:52of a Class B drug as well, mate, all right? This time.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Cheers, mate.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56'We've been wanting to get hold of this guy for some time.'
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Owt else on you? Any phones or owt? Owt sharp?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02You know through experience that, if you do catch them red-handed,
0:07:02 > 0:07:06they are going to really struggle to be able to get out of it at court.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08The two suspects are taken to custody.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Sit back there.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12But this investigation doesn't end here.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20At Harrogate police station, Tim Wilson of the Road Crime Team
0:07:20 > 0:07:23searches the Astra for further evidence.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Ominously, Tim finds a potential weapon.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Obviously, if they are found with this,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30they can be arrested for an offensive weapon.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34To negate this, what they do is they carry a baseball around
0:07:34 > 0:07:36and a baseball mitt. So if they're stopped, they just say,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38"Well, I'm into my baseball
0:07:38 > 0:07:41"and that's why I have it in the boot, ready to go."
0:07:41 > 0:07:43The large bag of diazepam is most likely
0:07:43 > 0:07:46what the suspects were picking up in Leeds.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48It is a rare find.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53Fewer than 150 diazepam seizures are made each year in England and Wales.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58They've got about 2,500 tablets there in total of diazepam.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59It's a Class C drug.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04It sort of relaxes people, calms them down, takes away a bit of pain.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07The only way you can really get it is by prescription through a doctor.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It is a controlled drug.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13So it could be that they've been stolen from a chemist in a burglary
0:08:13 > 0:08:17or something like that and then it's sold on on the black market.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20The police already have enough to charge the men
0:08:20 > 0:08:22but they need to find their hideout.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27One of the suspects is insisting he is of no fixed abode.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33But the police have intelligence suggesting
0:08:33 > 0:08:36he's living on a caravan site near Harrogate.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Tim and fellow Road Crime Team officer James Duffy
0:08:42 > 0:08:45run the numberplates of the cars on site
0:08:45 > 0:08:47through the Police National Computer.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50You can run vehicles through it, you can run people through it.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Every vehicle is on there
0:08:52 > 0:08:55and it will tell you who the insured person is,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57who the registered keeper is and where they're from.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01One of the cars is registered to the passenger in the car.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05They've found the caravan they're looking for.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08This caravan comes back to him,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10so we're just getting 18 authority off the inspector.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12We're going to go in and search,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14so it looks like we've found where he's living.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Let's just hope there's something that he's got to hide from us inside
0:09:18 > 0:09:20and make it a really good result.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Clearance to enter the caravan comes through.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26And James does the honours.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28He's a lot skinnier than me and slinkier than me.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I'm not the fattest lad in t'world,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33but he's definitely skinnier than me to fit through that gap.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- How am I going to do this? - Side on, mate. Side on.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Good lad.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Entry is gained.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59The caravan is littered with incriminating evidence.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Ey up.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04There is about £200 worth of cannabis there
0:10:04 > 0:10:08if you separated it out and put it into individual deals.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10It's really strong stuff as well.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12It's really, really strong.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16So there are just some individual separate Ziploc bags.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I've just picked that Ziploc right out
0:10:18 > 0:10:21and it's a set of digital measuring scales.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24People use all sorts of ways of hiding stuff
0:10:24 > 0:10:26to make it look like they're not up to no good.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Everywhere you look, there's a bit more.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Although the officers are sure the evidence secured this evening
0:10:31 > 0:10:35amounts to the suspect being more than just a drug user,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37the Crown Prosecution Service will decide
0:10:37 > 0:10:40if there is a case to charge him with drug dealing.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44The drug scene has definitely changed since I've joined.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46An ever-increasing trend that we're finding now
0:10:46 > 0:10:48is that people using drugs
0:10:48 > 0:10:51because their availability is maybe a bit more than it used to be.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I think it would be misleading
0:10:53 > 0:10:55if we said that we'd ever get rid of drugs
0:10:55 > 0:10:59cos there's always going to be a problem, whatever it is.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01We just try to tackle it the best we can.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Ten miles south, near Selby, traffic cop Julian Pearson is in the middle
0:11:13 > 0:11:18of dealing with an incident involving Britain's most popular drug, alcohol.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Taking this drug is legal,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24but being behind the wheel of a car under its influence is not.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28There's an offence in the UK of being drunk in charge of a car.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32OK, if you are sat in the driving seat, keys in the ignition,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35which they are, that is an offence. That's a crime.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40Just as Julian runs his checks on the driver, a call comes in.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Hello.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53The incident is 25 miles away.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54At this time of night,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Julian is the nearest Senior Investigating Officer.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02It's up to force control to juggle their available resources.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05It's a cliche, but it is a very thin blue line,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07especially in a county as large as North Yorkshire.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09We cover a vast area.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11You've only got a certain amount of officers
0:12:11 > 0:12:14and you can get jobs coming in and coming in.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17It's that difficulty of deciding
0:12:17 > 0:12:20who you're going to send where and when.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27Yeah, ten-four. I'm with a car in a car park in Selby, near Sainsbury's.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Can you get a beat unit to come down?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Part of my role as a sergeant on traffic is to attend
0:12:33 > 0:12:37serious, fatal and potential road traffic collisions.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41So I had to find somebody to take over in Selby to attend the scene.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Hello.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I need to go to a fatal in Scarborough,
0:12:45 > 0:12:46that's why I've got to bugger off.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Sat with the keys, is he? - The keys are in the ignition, yeah.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56As Julian makes the 25-mile journey east
0:12:56 > 0:12:59to the scene of the accident, he has a lot to take in.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24There's a lot of planning and a lot of thinking involved en route.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27There's a lot of information coming over the radio,
0:13:27 > 0:13:28which I'm listening to.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31There are a lot of decisions being made,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34which I have to be responsible for.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37There's only so much you can do until you physically get there
0:13:37 > 0:13:40because what you are told over the radio isn't always
0:13:40 > 0:13:43what you're presented with when you arrive.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Hi, Dave. Are you all right?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- Single vehicle...- Yes?
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Stink of diesel, isn't there?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Is he dead?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Julian is now the senior officer on the scene.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02His first priority is what has happened to the people involved.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07The medical teams have pronounced the driver dead on arrival.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Three passengers have survived.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Who's gone to get a statement off him?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I needed to be absolutely, absolutely,
0:14:14 > 0:14:18100% sure that he was the driver.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22We've dealt with a job in York many years ago, where they moved
0:14:22 > 0:14:25the deceased into the driving seat to make it look like
0:14:25 > 0:14:28the dead person was the driver when actually it wasn't the case.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32When you actually looked in the car and the way the car was situated,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34there was no way that he could have been put in that position
0:14:34 > 0:14:36in the timeframe,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39so I was absolutely satisfied that he was the driver.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42The priority is to ascertain who the driver is
0:14:42 > 0:14:44so we can let his family know what's happened
0:14:44 > 0:14:48and then obviously look at gathering the evidence.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52The three passengers have already been taken to York District Hospital.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54They've all gone down to YDH.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57I need somebody from York to meet them down at YDH
0:14:57 > 0:15:01to obtain details and get some condition updates.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04What we need from them is identification of the driver,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06obviously he's deceased.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08RADIO CHATTER
0:15:08 > 0:15:10With nothing more to be done for the victims,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Julian's priority becomes preserving evidence at the scene.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Jobs like this, as you can see, are a logistical nightmare
0:15:17 > 0:15:20because you've got a main arterial route through the county.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23To make this scene safe for everybody working here,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26you've got to make sure all the road closures are put in place.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29And, until that's done, we can't work safely.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Julian works with Force Control to manage the road closure.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37We rely heavily on the control rooms, who have the mapping systems.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42So they look and they are normally very good in looking
0:15:42 > 0:15:46at which roads need to be closed, where we can send diversions.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Your low bridges, your narrow roads,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52your weight limits for lorries, coaches, all those types of things.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56The A64 is the main road from York to Scarborough.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Closing it will cause long diversions.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Not a decision we take lightly.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03At the same time, we need to be able to manage a scene.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06We're not going to just let anybody walk through that crime scene
0:16:06 > 0:16:08until we've got all the evidence that we need from it
0:16:08 > 0:16:10and we're able to then free that road.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12We're mindful about the effect it can have.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15People just need to understand that if we are closing a road,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17we're doing it for a reason.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Julian gathers information from the first officers on the scene
0:16:20 > 0:16:23to build a picture of what has happened here.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26The initial account I got off the taxi driver
0:16:26 > 0:16:30who was driving the two firefighters was that he was tanking...
0:16:32 > 0:16:33..up the carriageway.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Overtaken them on the hill and he's hit the central reservation,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40at which point he's flipped on the brow and he's ended up here.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44The marks on the road and crash barrier
0:16:44 > 0:16:46back up the witness statement.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52- You can see the disturbance starting here.- Yeah, yeah.- See the gauge?
0:16:52 > 0:16:57I think we measured it six... six or seven posts from here.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00That's going to be about right, Dave.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- If you shine the dragon back up. - Yeah...
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- See that...- That's when he started to lift off.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08..rolling wheel, can't you?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's just, it's speed, isn't it?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Julian has done all he can.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18The police now need the Collision Investigation Team to arrive
0:17:18 > 0:17:21for a full forensic examination of the scene.
0:17:25 > 0:17:2815 miles south-east on the A59,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31close partners James Duffy and Tim Wilson
0:17:31 > 0:17:34from the Road Crime Team are entering York.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37They've been assigned to an anti-drugs operation in the city.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39You know, we are best of friends
0:17:39 > 0:17:41and I've been on holiday with Jim, you know,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45when we've got time off, me and my missus and him and his missus,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47we'll go for meals, so you do get a bond
0:17:47 > 0:17:50because you spend more time with people you work with sometimes
0:17:50 > 0:17:53than you do at home with your family, so...
0:17:53 > 0:17:55You know, in this job, you really do have to trust each other
0:17:55 > 0:17:58because your mate could make the difference
0:17:58 > 0:18:00between you getting home that night or not.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02We're just heading to the York area.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04There's been a lot of complaints in the community
0:18:04 > 0:18:07in relation to drug users
0:18:07 > 0:18:10attending the area and purchasing drugs.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12For all its upmarket tourist charm,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15York is not immune to drug-related crime.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Like any city, York's got its drug problems
0:18:18 > 0:18:21and we do come across a lot of drugs
0:18:21 > 0:18:25in the day-to-day process of what we do.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30I'd say a good...probably more than 50% of our work is drugs-related.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34A specialist police surveillance unit is watching a house
0:18:34 > 0:18:37in a well-to-do area suspected of drug dealing.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43The surveillance team will report any cars leaving the premises.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48James and Tim will stop them to search for drugs bought at the house.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51We're going to head there, identify any vehicles that may be
0:18:51 > 0:18:53coming away from the area that may have purchased drugs
0:18:53 > 0:18:57and obviously stop and carry out any searches on those vehicles.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01As the police approach the area, the first report comes in.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Received.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16They need to move fast to intercept the car,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18or it will disappear into the city.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24It's half seven at night in York on a Friday night,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28it's busy, they're quite narrow streets in the area it's happening,
0:19:28 > 0:19:32so it won't be easy but we'll do as best to try and locate this vehicle.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36James and Tim head for a crossroads
0:19:36 > 0:19:40where they anticipate the Volkswagen will pass.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42RADIO CHATTER
0:19:43 > 0:19:44There it is.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50RADIO CHATTER
0:19:50 > 0:19:51All right, Andy.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56X-ray, Sierra, Whisky, we've got contact, contact, contact.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59It's crucial they don't stop the car too close to the house
0:19:59 > 0:20:02in case the driver realises the police are watching it
0:20:02 > 0:20:04and warns the suspected dealer.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08We're just going to try and make a bit of ground on it
0:20:08 > 0:20:09and get it stopped.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Obviously without spooking it too much.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15We don't want to stop someone going away from an address
0:20:15 > 0:20:18and then they put a call in because it might tip someone off
0:20:18 > 0:20:21and it might just be long enough for them to start flushing drugs away
0:20:21 > 0:20:23or disposing of evidence.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Stampy, we're at Crichton Avenue at the moment. Two for cover.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29'Received.'
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Without warning, the car pulls over.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35James and Tim have no choice to make their move.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39Ey up, pal, are you all right?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Just grab a seat back in the car, mate.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Vehicle stopped, Crichton Avenue.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Is it your vehicle?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Do us a favour, mate, just put... All right.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Just put your keys on top, mate.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Have you got some ID on you, mate?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57What's your name?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Tim gives the driver the impression they're stopping him
0:20:59 > 0:21:02for a routine insurance check.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04How are you insured on the vehicle?
0:21:06 > 0:21:07All right, you got it with you?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10All right, no worries, mate.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Have you got any other vehicles that are on that policy?
0:21:13 > 0:21:14'As soon as we approached the car,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17'we could see that there was quite a lot of cash on the front seat.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20'All in £10 and £20 notes.'
0:21:20 > 0:21:22And it's a real unusual way to carry your cash,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24so straight away we start thinking,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27"Has this car been involved in dropping off drugs?"
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Jim runs a check on the driver for previous convictions.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Hub, can you run me a PNC person check with this vehicle, please?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42That's received, mate, thank you.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44'As soon as you start hearing things,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47'it puts you on edge that little bit more, I think,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49'because you know what they're capable of.'
0:21:49 > 0:21:51It lets you know that you're dealing with a proper mister
0:21:51 > 0:21:55and perhaps not someone that's just occasionally using a bit of cocaine.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Yeah, no problem, mate.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59The officers use their earpieces to communicate
0:21:59 > 0:22:01without the driver hearing.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Tim, if you are receiving, he is well known.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06He's currently on bail for all sorts of stuff.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09If you get told somebody's violent, then you risk assess that
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and you don't know what he's capable of.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15So somebody could be nice to you and change like that.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Once you get that information, you then build a picture of who
0:22:18 > 0:22:20that person is, what they're about and what they're into
0:22:20 > 0:22:24and then you make an assessment on how you're going to deal with that.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26To prove that drugs are being dealt from the house,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29James and Tim would need to find drugs
0:22:29 > 0:22:31bought from the premises in the car.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35But is this driver a buyer or a supplier?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It might be that we conduct a search
0:22:37 > 0:22:40but it's looking how he fits into the picture in that area.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43It could be that he's somebody that supplies drugs or it could be
0:22:43 > 0:22:46that he's somebody that purchases but with that amount of cash,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48I'd have thought he's the other side of it.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Normally, we'd search a car like that straight away.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Drugs intelligence held, large quantity of cash
0:22:53 > 0:22:55but we then have to tread really carefully
0:22:55 > 0:22:58because, if we start looking at turning this lad over,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01it could blow out the rest of the operation.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05James makes a call to the surveillance unit watching the house.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09He's got probably 500 to 800 quid in cash on him
0:23:09 > 0:23:11straight away in his hand.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I've got more than enough grounds here to turn him over,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17it's just whether it affects what you're doing.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24That's received, mate, I'll discuss it with Tim.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27The decision comes down to me and Tim.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29We're the ones that are on the ground,
0:23:29 > 0:23:30we're the ones that got him stopped
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and ultimately we make the decision whether we search him or not.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36While Tim keeps up the cover of checking the driver's insurance...
0:23:36 > 0:23:38No worries, mate, just check you through
0:23:38 > 0:23:41and then we can do the rest in a minute.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44..James updates him on the situation.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- I have spoken to- BLEEP.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51He thinks it's properly more likely that this lad's delivered some gear.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54It would probably be preferable that we wait for another one
0:23:54 > 0:23:57that comes along that we think's a user that's purchased
0:23:57 > 0:23:59and he's going to have something that can lead on to a warrant.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01I'll really be guided by you.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04The pressure is on to make a snap call.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08The whole operation rests on what James and Tim do now.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10There's a tactical decision to be made there.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13And it goes against the grain of what we do day in, day out
0:24:13 > 0:24:17because that car would be searched every time we stopped it
0:24:17 > 0:24:21but if we were to arrest him, would we really get a conviction?
0:24:21 > 0:24:22I'm not so sure.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26He's saying he's got Tradewise insurance, mate,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28that's how he's covered on it
0:24:28 > 0:24:30but if you're happy with insurance, then I am.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Yeah, received, mate, are you happy to let it run?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37OK, mate, we'll go with that.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41My mate's happy, mate. Have a good day.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48They can't be sure they'll find the drugs they need to make the bust,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52so, for the good of the operation, they let this one go.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Yeah, it's a bit of tactics, really.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Ultimately we're looking for people that have purchased.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00If we start turning over cars and searching them tonight,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03word soon gets round, even in a big place like York
0:25:03 > 0:25:06and then that could blow the operation.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10A difficult call but I think the right call, really.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11Let him run.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15The stakeout at the drug house continues,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and James and Tim now have to wait for another suspected buyer
0:25:18 > 0:25:20to leave the premises.
0:25:28 > 0:25:3130 miles east, Julian Pearson is dealing with
0:25:31 > 0:25:34the aftermath of a fatal crash on the A64.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37The driver involved has died
0:25:37 > 0:25:41and three survivors have been rushed to hospital.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Senior Collision Investigator Dave Foster has arrived
0:25:44 > 0:25:47to take over the forensic examination.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Each of the 43 police districts in England and Wales has
0:25:51 > 0:25:55a collision investigation unit, who attend every fatal crash in the UK.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Dave has been dealing with the aftermath
0:25:58 > 0:26:01of these tragic events for 15 years.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07Each one of those brings with it a whole...
0:26:09 > 0:26:14..sequence of events and family upset and anguish and pain,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17and ultimately, at the end of that,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20people want to know, essentially, "How did this happen?"
0:26:23 > 0:26:26It's one of those things. It's a job that needs doing.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31I love the science and the physics of what goes on, so...
0:26:32 > 0:26:34..it was right up my alley.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35If a job CAN be right up your alley
0:26:35 > 0:26:38where you're dealing with death and destruction!
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Dave marks out the path of the car before and after impact.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Gradually, a picture begins to emerge.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Everything will be recorded in...
0:26:52 > 0:26:54..photographic form.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56What we've found so far
0:26:56 > 0:26:59is the vehicle's left the tarmac road surface
0:26:59 > 0:27:04and hit the central barrier further down the hill.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08It's then hit a separate part of the crash barrier...
0:27:09 > 0:27:11..which has then caused it...
0:27:11 > 0:27:15it would appear, certainly at this stage, to roll over onto its roof.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18It was quite apparent that...
0:27:18 > 0:27:21excess speed or high speed was going to play a part.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23The distance that was covered by the vehicle
0:27:23 > 0:27:26once it had already lost control
0:27:26 > 0:27:29to where it had come to a stop was significant.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32It was round about 250 metres or so.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35And as it's been on its roof, travelling up the hill,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37it's rotated, as well, so...
0:27:40 > 0:27:44In doing so, all these scratches and gouges on the road surface...
0:27:44 > 0:27:47So we can then track its path up to where it's come to rest,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49which is just in front of the sign.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53That indicates that the vehicle was travelling at high speed
0:27:53 > 0:27:57and an order of magnitude that's approaching 100mph.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Dave has done all he can at the scene.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03His investigation will continue
0:28:03 > 0:28:06when the car has been brought back to base.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09But as the car is lifted onto the recovery truck,
0:28:09 > 0:28:11something falls onto the road.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15It could be key to understanding what has happened tonight.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20I'm going to say it's a Class A drug of some description.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Could be cocaine or speed.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30The search for the cause of this tragic incident
0:28:30 > 0:28:33has now taken on a new dimension - drugs.
0:28:40 > 0:28:4112 miles away, in York,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44drugs are already the focus of James and Tim's night.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49They're still working to bust a suspected drug house
0:28:49 > 0:28:52near York city centre being watched by a police surveillance unit.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55To secure a conviction,
0:28:55 > 0:28:59they need to stop somebody leaving the house who has purchased drugs.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01MESSAGE OVER RADIO
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Word comes in that a car is just leaving.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Received, thank you.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13James and Tim are lying in wait in an unmarked car.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16'If you're sat waiting for a car to come past,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19'you'll often say, "The adrenaline's going now."
0:29:19 > 0:29:20'It's a fantastic feeling.'
0:29:20 > 0:29:23And I suppose it's why we do what we do.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28They easily get onto the Audi's tail.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Stampy, offside indication towards the city.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44We're going to stop the vehicle, speak to the occupants
0:29:44 > 0:29:46and establish why they've been in the area.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50And, obviously, if grounds exist, then we'll conduct a search on them.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52The officers can't stop the car too soon
0:29:52 > 0:29:56in case the surveillance operation on the drugs house is exposed.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00They call in another patrol car to provide backup.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05We're nearside lane to Stampy. Lord Mayor's Walk.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08If you could come towards and support me, just in case he goes...
0:30:15 > 0:30:17The Audi is driving erratically.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18He's done a bit of weaving,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20as if he was going to go on t'nearside lane
0:30:20 > 0:30:22and then he's gone offside.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25He's changing all over t'place here.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30And it runs a red light.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34It's the opportunity they've been waiting for.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37We're on Monkgate, mate. He's gone through a red,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39so we've got a good reason to stop him.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44At first, the Audi ignores the cops' signal to stop.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45SIREN STARTS
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Stay towards, mate. He's not stopping at t'minute.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54'It's always a tense moment when they fail to stop.'
0:30:58 > 0:31:00He's pulling up now, Heworth Green.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05'And then, when they pull over, your thoughts turn to...
0:31:05 > 0:31:07' "What's he tried to hide?" '
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Because nobody takes that long to stop.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- What's all that about, pal? - What, mate?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Just turn your engine off. Pass me your keys.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16It's off?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Get your hands here. Give me your hands.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20You've been all over t'place.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22You've just gone straight through a red light.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27You're not, you're all over t'joint.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- I'm all over t'joint?- Yeah.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31You're detained at this time, mate.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35You're detained under Section 23, Misuse of Drugs Act,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38cos I believe you might have summat in the vehicle you shouldn't
0:31:38 > 0:31:39and you look like you've had summat.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43'You can see that he's quite sweaty, you can tell by his eyes
0:31:43 > 0:31:47'and the way his pupils are real paranoid, shying away.'
0:31:47 > 0:31:49He's obviously taken some sort of gear.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Just open t'doors for us, pal.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53What have you taken, mate? What have you had?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- I haven't had anything. - The other one, please.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Backup arrives, letting Tim search the car
0:31:57 > 0:32:00and update the team watching the drug house.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04It's just for your info. We've got this vehicle stopped.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Lad's all over t'place. He's obviously had summat.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08It's took a while. We thought he were going,
0:32:08 > 0:32:12so it might be he's necked it, but definitely on summat.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16There's evidence of previous drug use in the car.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20He's got a methadone bottle in the thing, but it's empty.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- Whose is the methadone bottle? Is that yours?- Yeah.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Methadone suggests that he's a user of Class A drugs,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29because the methadone is prescribed to them
0:32:29 > 0:32:33and used to try and take them away from their drug use.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39He looks really under the influence. However, he's real...
0:32:39 > 0:32:43His actions are real fast, suggesting he's perhaps had
0:32:43 > 0:32:46something that speeds up his reactions and such,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50which is usually going to be a Class A, something like cocaine.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52At the Force Control Room,
0:32:52 > 0:32:56news comes through that the police have raided the drugs house.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Superb. I love it when a plan comes together.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15But James and Tim still haven't found any drugs on the driver
0:33:15 > 0:33:18to connect him to the bust at the house,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21so they take him in for further searching.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Sit in there. Just be mindful...
0:33:24 > 0:33:25Tim sits in the back
0:33:25 > 0:33:29to make sure the driver doesn't dispose of any evidence.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- Are you working at the minute? - No, I don't work.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- Where's the car from?- It's mine.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35It's yours? How have you managed that?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Oh, and inheritance money? - Yeah.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41All right, mate. Sorry to hear that.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47We've got a genuine interest in the people we're dealing with.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49They're not just people we lock up.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52He struck me as a very troubled man.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57He was unemployed, his mum had obviously died.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01He's clearly unhappy with his life.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04He was very downbeaten. It was sad to see.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- Is she going to be worried?- Yeah.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12You been arrested before?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I'm not trying to catch you out or owt,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I'm just being the person talking to you, seeing how things are.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20We all go through difficulties, don't we?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23'Some people, you know, they use recreational drugs.'
0:34:23 > 0:34:25And that's a choice they make.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27But there's some people that have gone down that route that,
0:34:27 > 0:34:30you know, has been because of a reason,
0:34:30 > 0:34:35because of bereavement or, you know, because of some reason
0:34:35 > 0:34:39that's caused them to feel so down and so low in life
0:34:39 > 0:34:41that they use drugs.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Growing up, you know, I lived on a council estate.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I've seen people that have sort of gone one way,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51because of my background, gone one way and gone down that hill,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53but there's a story behind everything.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00At the station, the surveillance unit that raided the drug house
0:35:00 > 0:35:02have recovered a large haul.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06As you can see, there's a large quantity of white powder there,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08a large quantity there and then, obviously,
0:35:08 > 0:35:11a couple of small quantities of what looks like cocaine.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14A really good result and a really decent quantity
0:35:14 > 0:35:15of drugs taken off the streets.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19Cocaine is the most commonly seized Class A drug in Britain.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Over three tonnes are impounded each year.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26But a strip search of the driver still finds nothing
0:35:26 > 0:35:28to connect him to the drugs found at the house.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34A deeper search of the car is the last chance for the police.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38'You can't beat a drugs dog.'
0:35:38 > 0:35:42When you're looking for tiny little wraps of drugs, it's impossible.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44There's that many places they could be hidden,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46and you can't rip everyone's car apart,
0:35:46 > 0:35:50whereas you can stick a dog in and, if it's in there, they'll find it.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52They're just absolutely incredible.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55A sniffer dog's sense of smell
0:35:55 > 0:35:58is around 40 times more sensitive than a human's.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Sure enough, the dog comes up with a bag of cocaine.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Good lad!
0:36:06 > 0:36:08A Class A drug, obviously, that's been found.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13It looks like it's been well secreted within the seat lining.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15So it's a good find by the dog.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Come on, then!
0:36:17 > 0:36:20'You can do t'best you can, but you can't beat a dog.'
0:36:22 > 0:36:25It's not a large haul but potentially very important
0:36:25 > 0:36:29in proving the drugs found at the house were being sold.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32If they say that's for their own use,
0:36:32 > 0:36:34we've got somebody potentially coming away from that area
0:36:34 > 0:36:36with what looks like a deal on them
0:36:36 > 0:36:38for them potentially being dealt with.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Now, forensically we might be able to link that then
0:36:41 > 0:36:43back to the people that we suspect are dealing.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47So it's definitely a good result and it's one that we're pleased with.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51The cocaine found tonight is just one of 500 drug seizures
0:36:51 > 0:36:54British police make every 24 hours.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59Most of these seizures lead to possession or supply charges.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02But some are connected to cases far more tragic.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12In Thirsk, the car involved in the fatal accident on the A64
0:37:12 > 0:37:14has been recovered for examination.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Cocaine found at the scene means that the death could be drug-related.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25But before the car can be searched for any more drugs,
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Senior Collision Investigator Dave Foster needs to determine
0:37:28 > 0:37:31if mechanical faults played any part.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39Just about every panel on the car has suffered some sort of damage.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41This is indicative... the damage itself,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44taken together with the data from the scene,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46is indicative of a high-speed collision.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50What we're looking at there
0:37:50 > 0:37:53is almost like a process of elimination.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56We're going to examine the condition of the tyres,
0:37:56 > 0:37:58operability of the brakes, the steering,
0:37:58 > 0:38:00was there anything wrong with the suspension?
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Where that's all going towards
0:38:02 > 0:38:05is to put a report together for the coroner
0:38:05 > 0:38:09so that he can then determine what the cause of death was.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11And he has four questions to answer -
0:38:11 > 0:38:13who the deceased was, how,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15why and when he came about his death.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18The examination of the car rules out any technical fault
0:38:18 > 0:38:19with the vehicle.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23Generally, most vehicles - or most crashes - occur
0:38:23 > 0:38:25because of something that the driver either has or hasn't done
0:38:25 > 0:38:28rather than something that's gone wrong with the vehicle.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30The vast majority is driver error.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Even for a collision investigator with 15 years' experience,
0:38:36 > 0:38:40there's no escaping the tragedy inherent in the job.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45The mechanical side of the crash is, you know, fairly easy.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48But when you see all of the clothing and...
0:38:50 > 0:38:56..the everyday occurrence of people living their lives
0:38:56 > 0:38:58and it's here in this, um...
0:39:00 > 0:39:04..desperate condition following this crash, then, yeah, you, er...
0:39:06 > 0:39:09..of course you think about the occupants of the vehicle, you know,
0:39:09 > 0:39:14what they must have been going through as this collision ensued.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17We were in touch with the family for quite a while
0:39:17 > 0:39:20after that particular accident.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22You know, you're losing someone that you love.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25The circumstances were easily explained,
0:39:25 > 0:39:28but the loss to the family, it was raw.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32To complete his work,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Dave needs to determine the speed of the collision
0:39:35 > 0:39:38and whether the road condition played a part.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41This is a laser scanner. Essentially, what it does
0:39:41 > 0:39:45is it fires out a laser 122,000 times a second,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48and the light returns and it measures that return
0:39:48 > 0:39:50and creates millions of points
0:39:50 > 0:39:54and we have what is called a points cloud.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59The laser scanner lets Dave construct a 3-D image of the crash scene.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02So what we're looking at here is the A64 at Whitwell Hill
0:40:02 > 0:40:07and tracking the tyre marks left by the Mercedes as it left the road
0:40:07 > 0:40:10before it struck the barrier in this area here.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14And then, ahead of that, the car collided with the concrete end ramp.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19That ripped the floor out from the vehicle and caused the damage
0:40:19 > 0:40:23and the serious injuries, probably the fatal injuries, to the driver.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26And from this point onwards,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29the car effectively flipped onto its roof
0:40:29 > 0:40:32and continued for quite some distance further
0:40:32 > 0:40:37before coming to a stop out of sight and over the hill crest.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41The reconstruction confirms
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Dave's estimations of the speed of the crash.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47He was driving at high speed. Very high speed.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50In the region of 90 to 100mph.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53And there's nothing to suggest there were any external factors
0:40:53 > 0:40:56to cause the collision.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58The road surface was in a good condition,
0:40:58 > 0:41:03the vehicle itself was fine, good mechanical order.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06And as we start to eliminate all these other factors,
0:41:06 > 0:41:11we're left with the driver as being the cause of the accident,
0:41:11 > 0:41:12for want of a better term.
0:41:12 > 0:41:18I've only ever come across a non-driver event
0:41:18 > 0:41:22on two or three occasions in 15 years of detailed analysis.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25And it only takes a momentary lapse
0:41:25 > 0:41:27for something catastrophic to happen.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30With all other reasons for the crash ruled out,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34the next line of inquiry will be the driver's condition
0:41:34 > 0:41:37and whether the drugs found at the scene played a part.
0:41:42 > 0:41:4560 miles north-east, near Scarborough,
0:41:45 > 0:41:49traffic cops Mark Gonella and Paul Moon are on traffic patrol.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Paul needs to return to base to collect a vital piece of police kit.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Can we go to Eastfield, mate, please?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00I need to pick my cuffs up. Haven't got any cuffs.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05I've got a spare set in me bag, but they're the FlexiCuffs.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Have you still got a pair of them?- Yeah.- Cor!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10It shows my age, that, doesn't it?
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Paul and I have worked together since 2000,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17since I transferred to this force.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I've spent more time with Paul than I have with my own children.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25So I've got to say that I know him very well!
0:42:25 > 0:42:27'You bounce off each other.'
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Are they edged in a material?
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Yeah, fluffy ones, yeah!
0:42:31 > 0:42:35- In toy shops.- No, if you need to talk about it...!- Special toy shops!
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Uncle Paul, do you need to talk about it?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40We're like chalk and cheese. Totally opposites.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42When I go to a job, I'm double crew with Mark.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46I think we've got a really, really good working partnership.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50You know what? I always say this to people, which makes me chuckle.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52They always say, "Huh, these are uncomfortable!"
0:42:52 > 0:42:55And I go, "They're not designed for comfort.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58"If they were designed for comfort, they'd have fluffy bits on them."
0:42:58 > 0:42:59THEY CHUCKLE
0:43:00 > 0:43:02But before they can return for the cuffs,
0:43:02 > 0:43:06a nearby unit calls for assistance with a dangerous driver.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28Two colleagues travelling along the A64,
0:43:28 > 0:43:30they've got a prisoner on board
0:43:30 > 0:43:33and there's a car in front of them which is all over the road.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36They think the driver is affected by drink or drugs.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40Because they've got one on board, they don't want to try and stop it.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44Paul and Mark soon find the car and take over the pursuit.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54It's clear the driver is not in control.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57It is pretty poor, isn't it?
0:43:57 > 0:43:59- Just watch there, look.- Yeah.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08Look at that. That's a bit of lane change, isn't it?
0:44:08 > 0:44:11The police hit their lights and pull the car over.
0:44:11 > 0:44:12Onto the metal.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19Hello there. How are you guys?
0:44:19 > 0:44:22There are two women in the front and a man in the back.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24Any idea why we're stopping you?
0:44:26 > 0:44:28Why are you driving the way you're driving? You're all over the road!
0:44:28 > 0:44:30When you were just driving down this road,
0:44:30 > 0:44:33you were all over the place. Why was that?
0:44:35 > 0:44:36Haven't you?
0:44:36 > 0:44:39- You don't drink?- No.- On any medication or anything like that?
0:44:39 > 0:44:41No medication? No, OK.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44- Do you have your driving licence with you, please?- No.- You don't.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46'I couldn't smell any alcohol or that at all.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50'But at that point I did notice that she was missing her two front teeth,
0:44:50 > 0:44:54'and that's very common in people that smoke heroin.'
0:44:54 > 0:44:57It takes the enamel off the front teeth,
0:44:57 > 0:44:59and both the front teeth were fallen out.
0:44:59 > 0:45:00Will you just jump out a minute?
0:45:00 > 0:45:04I just want to breathalyse you, then we can crack on our way.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06'As she got out, she walked to the back of the car,
0:45:06 > 0:45:08'she had to put her hand on the rear quarter
0:45:08 > 0:45:10'to steady herself from falling over.'
0:45:10 > 0:45:13So that was a good giveaway that she was affected by something.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15So, take a nice, deep breath
0:45:15 > 0:45:17and blow nice and gentle into this until I tell you to stop.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19OK? Nice, deep breath. Nice and gentle.
0:45:19 > 0:45:23Blow. That's it, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
0:45:23 > 0:45:24That's it. Thank you.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28- That's zero.- Why were you all over the road, then?
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- I mean, it was quite worrying. - I am tired.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33- It's just we set off really late. - And where are you going now?
0:45:33 > 0:45:40- To Scarborough.- To do what, though? - Um, my son, see my son's friend.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43- Are you on any methadone or anything like that?- No.- You sure?- Yeah.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46- Mm-hm.- But you know what I'm talking about?- Yeah.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48'She knew what methadone was.'
0:45:48 > 0:45:53It's given by a doctor, normally to help someone come off of heroin.
0:45:53 > 0:45:54A lot of people, if you asked them,
0:45:54 > 0:45:57wouldn't even know what sort of drug that was.
0:45:57 > 0:45:58- You're not on it at the moment?- No.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02- No.- OK. Have you taken anything else?- No.
0:46:02 > 0:46:08She was very lethargic. She wasn't answering the questions fully.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11'There's all these things that are starting to build and build'
0:46:11 > 0:46:15to make us think she's a drug-driver.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18Do you use...drugs?
0:46:18 > 0:46:21- Be honest with me, because we'll do...- No.- Right.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24- But you have used drugs before? - Not now, no.- OK.- All right.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27Right, when was the last time you took drugs?
0:46:27 > 0:46:29Be honest with me.
0:46:29 > 0:46:33Oh, a while back. About, oh, a month ago, two months ago.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36Now, because of the manner of driving, we've followed you
0:46:36 > 0:46:39and we've seen you weaving across the road, OK?
0:46:39 > 0:46:42We've both got concerns that you may be affected
0:46:42 > 0:46:45by something other than alcohol.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49Unlike drink-driving, which can be breath-tested,
0:46:49 > 0:46:51checking for the influence of drugs is more difficult.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54What we're going to do is what's called a Fit test, OK?
0:46:54 > 0:46:56A Field Impairment Test.
0:46:56 > 0:46:57So look just straight ahead.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59I'm just going to put this card to the side of your face.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03I'm just going to measure the size of your pupils. Look straight ahead.
0:47:03 > 0:47:06A Fit test, called a Field Impairment Test,
0:47:06 > 0:47:08it's like the American cops, where they
0:47:08 > 0:47:10get somebody to walk in a straight line,
0:47:10 > 0:47:12touch their nose with their fingers, that kind of thing.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16Yeah, and the other side. Just keep looking straight ahead.
0:47:17 > 0:47:18OK, thank you.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21'And it just shows if somebody's got balance or co-ordination
0:47:21 > 0:47:23'or can follow instructions.'
0:47:23 > 0:47:27When I tell you, tilt your head back slightly, close your eyes
0:47:27 > 0:47:31and then, when you think 30 seconds has passed,
0:47:31 > 0:47:34bring your head forward, open your eyes and say, "Stop."
0:47:34 > 0:47:36OK, so... OK, begin.
0:47:38 > 0:47:40If someone is using drugs,
0:47:40 > 0:47:45the time perception test can indicate what that drug is.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49If they're on speed, they'll be finished within 20 seconds,
0:47:49 > 0:47:51whilst if they're on cannabis or something like that,
0:47:51 > 0:47:55they'll count up to, I don't know, 40 seconds.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59- So, how long was that?- I would say it was 27, maybe, I don't know.
0:47:59 > 0:48:00OK. No problems.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03The Fit test can't prove the driver is on drugs,
0:48:03 > 0:48:04but it will tell Mark and Paul
0:48:04 > 0:48:07if they need to take her in for a blood test.
0:48:07 > 0:48:08When I tell you,
0:48:08 > 0:48:11you must raise your right foot six to eight inches
0:48:11 > 0:48:14or 15 to 20 centimetres off the ground,
0:48:14 > 0:48:18keeping your leg straight and your toes pointing forward
0:48:18 > 0:48:21whilst counting aloud in the following manner -
0:48:21 > 0:48:251,001, 1,002 and so on - until I tell you to stop. OK?
0:48:25 > 0:48:27- Right.- 1,001...
0:48:27 > 0:48:29- I can't do it.- Why not?
0:48:30 > 0:48:33I was falling. 1,001, 1,002...
0:48:33 > 0:48:35Yeah.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38..1,003, 1,004, 1,005...
0:48:38 > 0:48:421,006... Oh, I'm going downwards, aren't I?
0:48:42 > 0:48:45- Oh, dear! You want me to go down, don't you?- No.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48- Unfortunately for you, my dear, you've failed it miserably.- Really?
0:48:48 > 0:48:53Yeah. OK? I'm now arresting you on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle
0:48:53 > 0:48:55- whilst unfit through drink or drugs, OK?- OK.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58- Do you understand what's happening? - You need to come with me, my dear.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Just jump in there, my dear.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02I'll give you a hand to get in so you don't fall over.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05Mark and Paul have no choice but to take her in for a blood test.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11The man and woman left in the car are the driver's mother and son.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Well, we need to take her to the police station, all right?
0:49:14 > 0:49:17And we need to get some blood samples from her.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21So what we're going to do is we'll get your car with you in it
0:49:21 > 0:49:25up to the police station. The decision is yours what you do there.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28I think I would most probably stay with Grandma. And someone will
0:49:28 > 0:49:31let you know what's happening with your daughter as soon as we can.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33All right?
0:49:33 > 0:49:36The elderly mother in the front, she's confused, she's upset,
0:49:36 > 0:49:38she's worried about what's happening.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42And you've got to try and help her, you've got to try and appease her.
0:49:42 > 0:49:46For her, she's saying that her daughter does nothing wrong.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49She can't understand what's going on.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52So we've got a job to do, but you've got to try and make it as...
0:49:53 > 0:49:57..as easy as possible for other people that are involved with it.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01The van takes the driver back to the station...
0:50:03 > 0:50:05Unfortunately, my dear, you've got me as company.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09..while Paul and Mark drive the mother and son to nearby Scarborough.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19Do you want to follow me?
0:50:19 > 0:50:20Come this way.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25Later, in police custody,
0:50:25 > 0:50:28the driver admits to be using methadone.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32- How much are you taking of that a day?- 40.- 40ml, yeah?
0:50:33 > 0:50:36And is that supervised, or do you get it yourself
0:50:36 > 0:50:37and you're allowed to take it with you?
0:50:37 > 0:50:42- Um, it was unsupervised, but, um... - When did you last have it?
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Um, yesterday.
0:50:44 > 0:50:46A doctor has arrived to carry out a blood test.
0:50:46 > 0:50:51- Do you want to come with me, please? - Yes.- Just follow me.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53But there's another problem.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56She did another kind of Field Impairment Test
0:50:56 > 0:50:59in there for the doctor, and she failed that, as well,
0:50:59 > 0:51:02and therefore he consented to taking blood off her.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05He tried to take her blood, but unfortunately, because all the veins
0:51:05 > 0:51:08have collapsed due to a long period of drug abuse,
0:51:08 > 0:51:12he couldn't get blood. So our only option now is to take urine.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15The urine sample shows the driver
0:51:15 > 0:51:18is under the influence of heroin and cocaine.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21She is on illegal drugs,
0:51:21 > 0:51:26and yet she was quite willing to put her mum's life
0:51:26 > 0:51:27and her son's life in danger.
0:51:28 > 0:51:32'There's no excuse for it. She's only got herself to blame.'
0:51:32 > 0:51:35I've got no sympathy for anybody that takes drugs
0:51:35 > 0:51:37and drives a motor vehicle on the road.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39They're just putting everybody's lives at risk.
0:51:39 > 0:51:41You see the consequences of their actions.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44You've got to deal with the families, tell them that loved ones
0:51:44 > 0:51:46have been killed, and you see the grieving that the families
0:51:46 > 0:51:48go through because they've lost their loved one.
0:51:48 > 0:51:52And I tell you what, it's just horrendous and I hate it.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55Everybody thinks, "Oh, it won't happen to me, won't happen to me,"
0:51:55 > 0:51:58until it does happen, and then it just tears lives apart.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05It's estimated that drug-driving
0:52:05 > 0:52:09is responsible for 200 deaths each year on Britain's roads.
0:52:11 > 0:52:1340 miles away, in Thirsk,
0:52:13 > 0:52:16the investigation into whether drugs played a role
0:52:16 > 0:52:20in the fatal accident on the A64 is approaching its conclusion.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25A forensic reconstruction has ruled out
0:52:25 > 0:52:29anything other than driver error for the collision.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32A bag of cocaine found at the crash scene means North Yorkshire's
0:52:32 > 0:52:36dedicated search team, led by Mike Pickersgill,
0:52:36 > 0:52:40have been called in to go over the car for more evidence.
0:52:40 > 0:52:41The accident investigation team
0:52:41 > 0:52:44believe there may have been drugs in the vehicle.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47I've got a team here of licensed, search-trained officers,
0:52:47 > 0:52:50and they will search this vehicle systematically
0:52:50 > 0:52:54and take as long as it takes to see if there are drugs in the vehicle.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56Our role is to recover evidence,
0:52:56 > 0:53:00and it's what could have caused the factor for the driver to have driven
0:53:00 > 0:53:03the way he did, which has resulted in a nasty, serious accident.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Mike's team are a specialist unit North Yorkshire's police
0:53:08 > 0:53:13can call on to conduct fine-detail searches of potential crime scenes.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16We search a lot of vehicles. This is our bread and butter.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19These search officers like nothing more than
0:53:19 > 0:53:22getting right into the nuts and bolts of the vehicle
0:53:22 > 0:53:27and going down to the sort of very, very concealed areas,
0:53:27 > 0:53:31because people will secrete items in places you wouldn't expect.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34But these guys will find it if it's there.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37The damage to the car has jammed the boot shut.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39The problem we've got here is,
0:53:39 > 0:53:43due to the severe impact of the vehicle during the crash,
0:53:43 > 0:53:45we're now in difficulty getting into the boot.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47It's just not looking in the boot,
0:53:47 > 0:53:50there's panels in there, there's voids within the boot area.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52So, again, if there's drugs in there,
0:53:52 > 0:53:55they could well be hidden within that boot area.
0:53:56 > 0:54:00Fire-brigade officers are called to prise open the boot.
0:54:02 > 0:54:03Nothing is found.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05But the search isn't complete
0:54:05 > 0:54:08until every last square inch is combed through.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10Licensed, search-trained officers
0:54:10 > 0:54:12will search down to a Sim Card level.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15You're looking at something the size of your fingernail.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19We don't leave any stone unturned and don't get complacent,
0:54:19 > 0:54:21because you will find something at the moment
0:54:21 > 0:54:23when you think you've nearly finished the search.
0:54:23 > 0:54:27So if there is anything there, genuinely we will find it.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32At last, the team finds what it was brought in to unearth.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41This officer's found a quantity of controlled drugs
0:54:41 > 0:54:46within a sunglasses case, which was the purpose of this search.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49There's six to eight small bags of white powder
0:54:49 > 0:54:52which looks to me like cocaine.
0:54:52 > 0:54:53We believe this road traffic accident
0:54:53 > 0:54:56has possibly got an influence with drugs to it,
0:54:56 > 0:55:00and there's the evidence to suggest the search was justified
0:55:00 > 0:55:01in what we're looking for.
0:55:01 > 0:55:06That's come from under the rear seat within the sunglasses case.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08So a good find.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14All the police investigations into the crash are now finished.
0:55:15 > 0:55:20Their conclusions support what the coroner's report has now found,
0:55:20 > 0:55:23that the dead driver was under the influence of drugs.
0:55:27 > 0:55:31For Julian Pearson, the senior officer at the scene of the crash,
0:55:31 > 0:55:36it's another example of a key problem on Britain's roads.
0:55:36 > 0:55:40I think drug-driving is actually worse now than drink-driving.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Drink-driving has become socially unacceptable.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45Drugs, however, is a different kettle of fish.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47People don't talk about drugs, do they?
0:55:47 > 0:55:50Businessmen, ladies, whatever,
0:55:50 > 0:55:53doing a few lines of coke at a party...
0:55:53 > 0:55:55and these people still think
0:55:55 > 0:55:57it's acceptable to get in a car and drive.
0:55:57 > 0:56:01You can drive down the road at 100mph, as this chap's done
0:56:01 > 0:56:06and killed himself and seriously injured his occupants.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12I think the public don't realise how important it is.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24At an inquest into the death of the driver
0:56:24 > 0:56:27who crashed on the A64 near Malton,
0:56:27 > 0:56:29the coroner passed a verdict of accidental death.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31Police confirmed the driver
0:56:31 > 0:56:35was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the crash.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38No action was taken against the driver
0:56:38 > 0:56:41who Julian Pearson suspected of being drunk in charge.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45A test confirmed the erratic female driver
0:56:45 > 0:56:48who failed the roadside drug impairment test
0:56:48 > 0:56:51was driving under the influence of cocaine and heroin.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54At court, she pleaded guilty
0:56:54 > 0:56:57to driving whilst being unfit through drugs.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01She was banned from driving for one year and fined £230.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06The Audi driver who visited the suspected dealer's house in York
0:57:06 > 0:57:09pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine
0:57:09 > 0:57:12and received a six-month conditional discharge.
0:57:13 > 0:57:17A blood test confirmed a variety of Class A and Class B drugs
0:57:17 > 0:57:20in the driver's system at the time of his arrest.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25And the two men caught with nearly 2,000 diazepam tablets
0:57:25 > 0:57:30pleaded guilty to possession and received a total of £800 in fines.