Youths dazzle drivers on busy Derbyshire road with laser beam - as police appeal to 'educate your children'

By Wiktoria Wrzyszcz
Published 24th Nov 2023, 11:26 BST
Updated 24th Nov 2023, 11:26 BST
Officers received reports of a laser beam being used to dazzle drivers on the main road in New Houghton on Wednesday, November 22.Officers received reports of a laser beam being used to dazzle drivers on the main road in New Houghton on Wednesday, November 22.
Officers received reports of a laser beam being used to dazzle drivers on the main road in New Houghton on Wednesday, November 22.
Officers from Shirebrook SNT have confiscated a laser and appealed to parents to educate their children.

Officers received reports of a laser beam being used to dazzle drivers on the main road in New Houghton on Wednesday, November 22.

Eagle-eyed Shirebrook SNT officers who attended the scene spotted the youths who were shining the laser.

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The youths were given stern words and the laser was confiscated and sent for destruction.

A spokesperson for Shirebrook SNT said: “This doesn't stop here. Parents will be spoken to so they know what their children are up to! Parents, please educate your children on what dangers shining a laser beam into moving traffic can pose!”