A botched attempt to escape from police road checkpoint proved painful for a Nelson man when he fell down a 7m bank and broke his leg yesterday.
Sergeant Terry Richards said police chased the man at 12.30pm after he failed to stop at a checkpoint.
The offender eventually leapt out of his car and ran into a dead-end street but then fell down the bank and broke a leg.
The man, taken to hospital for treatment, will face a charge of failing to stop and possibly a drink driving count.
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