A <span>woman has been apprehended after allegedly ramming police with her car during an action-packed pursuit near Dunedin on Saturday evening.<!--break--></span> <p><span>A witness described the fearful moment the fleeing driver was boxed in by police before attempting to ram her way out.&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Police said in a statement they received numerous calls about the car driving dangerously on State Highway 1.&nbsp;</p> <p>They found the car but the driver failed to stop after officers activated their flashing lights.&nbsp;</p> <p>Pursuing officers then laid road spikes which slowed the woman’s attempted escape.&nbsp;</p> <p>A reliable source said several police cars then boxed the woman in before she reversed into their patrol cars in an ill-fated attempt to escape.</p> <p>”She was going for it.’’</p> <p>The woman was then taken into custody but there was no word yet on charges.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>