Sergeant Pat Duffy told Fairfax the driver was clutching his chest and exhibited signs of having a heart attack. A drunk driver who almost crashed into a police checkpoint in New Plymouth pretended to have a heart attack in an effort to escape being arrested on Wednesday night. "Police were disappointed in the driver's actions as it appears he faked a heart attack, tied up an ambulance, preventing it from being able to attend other medical emergencies," Duffy explained. "He then told officers that he had chest pains and was having difficulty breathing," Duffy said. "Traffic needed to be diverted around the vehicle that was now blocking the roadway and the driver was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital by ambulance shortly after."

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2016 06:07 UTC