A suspected drink driver has been charged after a van crashed into a police car after a chase.

Officers arrested Daniel Hilden after a high-speed chase through Ashford on Tuesday night.

The incident was sparked after officers were called to the town centre at around 9pm after a report of a possible drink driver in the area.

A van failed to stop and a chase was initiated, ending a short time later when the van collided with a police car in Christchurch Road.

Hilden was arrested in nearby Victoria Road, and has been charged with drink driving, dangerous driving, causing criminal damage and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.

The 37-year-old, who is from the Stanhope Road area of Ashford, is also charged with driving without insurance and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Mr Hilden appeared before Medway Magistrates' Court yesterday and was remanded in custody to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on a date to be arranged.

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