A MAN has been charged after a car landed in water from Carr Mill Dam on Monday night.

David Tighe, 41, from Old Dover Road, Roby was charged with dangerous driving and handling stolen goods.

Tighe will appeal at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Adult Remand Court, Derby Square, Liverpool this morning at 9.45am.

POLICE are still questioning a man who was arrested after being rescued from Carr Mill Dam on Monday night after a suspected stolen car was driven into the water.

Dramatic footage from a police helicopter showed officers going into the water to rescue the driver from the car at around 9pm.

A 41-year-old man from Formby was arrested on suspicion of unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle, burglary dwelling, dangerous driving, and failing to stop.

The man is still being questioned at a police station after an extension was granted.

At around 8.20pm on Monday, officers located a suspected stolen Audi TT car being driven in Liverpool.

Roads Policing officers attended close to Bowring Park Golf Course in Huyton, where the car was found stationary in a car park.

Upon attempting to stop the car, the driver of the Audi sped off, leading to a police pursuit up the M62 through Winwick and Newton-le-Willows into St Helens.

Officers deployed a stop stick before the Audi continued to drive on to the East Lancashire Road towards the Waterside pub where the driver drove at speed into Carr Mill Dam.

As the car began to sink, five officers entered the water and rescued the driver from the back of the car.