North Yorkshire Police used a TASER as officers arrested a man on suspicion of drink driving on the A64.
Officers pulled the vehicle over near Malton yesterday and the driver blew double the limit in a roadside breath test.
However, he resisted arrest and became violent.
A TASER (a device that fires an electrical charge) was used so he could be safely restrained without any further risk to officers or himself.
North Yorkshire Police say:
"We only use TASER as a very last resort and it’s not activated very often in North Yorkshire – 31 times last year.
There’s a strict procedure we follow, which includes recording its use every time. In fact, we record it even if it’s been drawn and not activated.
The driver, a man in his 30s from Bradford, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and resisting arrest.
Thankfully, nobody was seriously injured during the incident "
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