That is the second police intentionally rammed a automobile being pushed the unsuitable means down the M4 motorway throughout a chase.
The driving force, Reggie Reed, was jailed for eight months after a court docket heard he carried out a U-turn on the westbound carriageway of the motorway, risking the lives of different motorists.
Footage from a police automobile digital camera confirmed the motorist carry out a U-turn as he approached stationary site visitors on the M4 close to Swindon, Wiltshire on December 13.
The 21-year-old appeared at Swindon Crown Court docket earlier this month and was sentenced for harmful driving, driving whereas disqualified, failing to cease for police and driving with out insurance coverage.
He was jailed for eight months and disqualified from driving for 2 years.
The driving force, Reggie Reed, was jailed for eight months after a court docket heard how he intentionally carried out a U-turn on the westbound carriageway of the motorway, risking the lives of different motorists
Footage from a police automobile digital camera confirmed the motorist carry out a U-turn as he approached stationary site visitors close to Swindon, Wiltshire on December 13
A spokesman for Wiltshire Constabulary stated that police tried to cease Reed on the westbound carriageway of the motorway near Junction 15.
‘Nonetheless, though he initially pulled over onto the arduous shoulder, Reed then accelerated off, crossing two lanes of site visitors.
‘Officers adopted, however when he approached stationary site visitors, he carried out a u-turn and began driving towards the stream of site visitors in lane three.
‘As a result of danger to different highway customers, police have been pressured to carry out a tactical manoeuvre to cease him.’
Sergeant Will Ayres, from Wiltshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit, stated: ‘Reed confirmed an entire disregard for the authority of the officers who have been attempting to cease him, after which drove extremely dangerously and recklessly whereas attempting to evade us.
‘Not solely did he fail to cease when ordered to take action by police, however he ended up driving the unsuitable means on a busy, darkish motorway.
The driving force was seen crossing two lanes of site visitors by officers who have been chasing him earlier than performing a U-turn and driving towards the stream of site visitors within the third lane
As a result of danger to different highway customers, police have been pressured to carry out a tactical manoeuvre to cease him
‘It is just because of the swift motion of the officers in query that Reed was prevented from inflicting severe harm to himself or the opposite motorists on that part of motorway.’
PC Luke Hobbs was the officer conducting the pursuit and added: ‘This was essentially the most harmful manoeuvre I’ve witnessed on the motorway, and stopping him from driving the unsuitable means down the M4 was my solely possibility and one thing I did routinely.
‘The results if I had allowed him to maintain driving may have been catastrophic and I’d slightly danger harm to myself than put members of the general public in danger.’
Reed was jailed for eight months and disqualified from driving for 2 years.