BMW driving wrong way on motorway is stopped by police in dramatic crash
A video shows the moment a police car smashes into a wanted man driving a BMW the wrong way down a motorway.
Both marked and unmarked police cars surrounded the vehicle in question and crashed into it to stop it on the M6 near Stretton, in Cheshire, on Wednesday.
One marked police car rammed into the BMW convertible, causing it to spin out.
A 34-year-old man has now been arrested on multiple charges, including drunk and drug driving.
Footage shows the drama unfold as officers fling open their car doors and jump over vehicles to try to get to the suspect.
Even an officer in an unmarked black car, which is stopped a short distance away from the scene in front of the traffic, rushes out of his vehicle and runs to help.
In a statement, Cheshire Police said officers arrested a ‘wanted man’ after the car failed to stop for officers.
A spokesperson said: ‘At around 3.30pm on Wednesday, November 8, officers attempted to stop a vehicle on the A49 near Stretton, Warrington.
‘The vehicle, a black BMW convertible, failed to stop and made off onto the M56 and then onto the M6, attempting to travel contraflow.
‘Thankfully, officers quickly stopped the vehicle near to junction 20 of the M6 northbound and the driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop for officers, using a cloned number plate, drug driving (cannabis and cocaine), and drink driving.’
Officers confirmed that the man was already wanted ‘by a neighbouring force’ for perverting the course of justice.
Inspector Anton Sullivan said: ‘While we appreciate the disruption caused by this incident yesterday, the actions taken by officers were commendable.
‘The individual involved was driving erratically and initially attempted to drive in the wrong direction on one of the busiest motorways in Cheshire during rush hour traffic.
‘The danger posed to other innocent motorists was unthinkable and had to be stopped before he got onto Thelwall Viaduct, but thanks to the great work of the team we were able to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.’
The arrested man is currently still in custody.
In a recent similar case, a judge told a driver who clocked 107mph in a police chase that his decision to flee the car and abandon his girlfriend was ‘not very chivalrous’.
Peter Davies had taken his partner for a romantic seaside drive in North Wales in his £30,000 BMW, when police spotted he was doing 50mph in a 30mph zone.
The 29-year-old was also straddling two lanes and officers suspected he was drink driving.
But instead of stopping, Davies led police on a six-mile chase, hitting 107mph, before fleeing the car to leave his girlfriend to face officers on her own.
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