The woman who found herself on a horror first date with a man who put seven police officers in hospital after a high speed motorway chase 'wishes it had never happened'.
Mother-of-two Courtney Redfern, 27, was being driven home on April 9 in Gateshead, Tyne by Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, in his BMW Five Series when officers attempted to pull him over due to a faulty rear light.
Despite Courtney's protests, Iranian-born Azarbonyad - who had no licence or insurance - put his foot down and led police on a terrifying high speed pursuit through Gateshead and onto the A1M towards Newcastle.
Supported from above by the force helicopter, four police cars performed a tactical stop manoeuvre, boxing in Azarbonyad's car and bringing it to a halt.
But seconds later an unmarked police Volvo slammed into the cars at 80mph, unaware they were stationary in the carriageway and causing a scene described as 'carnage' by witnesses.
