Sean Zammit, 21 of Birkirkara, the man arrested after a dramatic car chase last night, was remanded in custody this afternoon after being accused in court of driving without insurance and without a licence, breaching bail and attempting to seriously injure a policeman. He pleaded not guilty.
Zammit was arrested in Zebbug after being chased when he failed to stop when signalled to do so by a policeman in Attard. Officers of the mobile squad needed to fire a warning shot when he was blocked and tried to reverse his Mercedes onto a policeman.
In December 2011 Mr Zammit was arrested after another chase when he failed to stop in Gzira.
He was trapped when he drove into a street blocked by a crane. When he reversed his BMW he hit an elderly woman and two policemen.
In that case too, he was found to have been driving without a licence.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111225/local/-This-was-no-minor-incident-.399801
The Mercedes blocked by a police car after yesterday's chase.
The BMW involved in the Gzira incident in 2011.