The police arrested a couple on Saturday evening after driving in the opposite direction on the A2 highway with a one-year-old toddler in the backseat without a seatbelt.
The couple fled from the police after they tried to extort money from people at a Market in Echt.
Once the police arrived at the scene, they both got in the car and drove off before the police could talk to them, reports NU.nl.
Dangerous driving in hopes to escape
Speeding through the Limburg village, the driver drove straight through a roadblock and across a roundabout.
After the ghost driver intentionally drove against traffic on the A2, the police called off the chase for safety concerns.
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Another patrol car saw the car driving again, this time, on the other side of the highway.
Eventually, the driver pulled over but decided that running was his best chance in escaping the police. He was, however, quickly caught, along with his 20-year-old Irish wife.
The toddler is in safe hands
After the child was discovered in the backseat of the car, the police took the toddler to the police station.
“At the station, we contacted the Youth Crisis Service, because being in a cell with mom and dad was obviously not an option,” the police stated.
The Child Protection Board will decide what the next steps are for the toddler but, until then, the child will be kept safe and protected.
While it is not yet clear why the couple fled, the police are investigating the identity of the suspects. The couple is still detained because of a history of other fraud reports.
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