A man who drove at more than 140mph on the M4 has been sentenced to six months in a young offenders' institution by Swindon Crown Court.
At about 8.45pm on August 1, Sgt Will Ayres was conducting speed checks on the M4 near Swindon when he saw a Range Rover driving in excess of 100mph.
Sgt Ayres attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver – Ali – failed to stop and made off at speed.He drove at about 147mph along the hard shoulder, causing clouds of dust to be thrown into the air and undertaking multiple vehicles.
He left the M4 at junction 17 and was eventually stopped in Kington Langley, where he was arrested.
Sgt Ayres said: “The manner of driving by Ali was completely unacceptable and put many road users' lives at risk.
"Not only was he driving along the hard shoulder at over double the speed limit and causing poor visibility for other drivers, but he was seen to undertake multiple large heavy goods vehicles.
"It does not bear thinking about the consequences of a collision with one of these vehicles at the speed he was driving at. Not only that, but Ali was not insured and had no driving licence and the roadside indication device showed the presence of cannabis in his system.”
The sentence handed down coincides with the national road safety campaign Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death).
In a continued effort to make the county’s roads safer, officers have been out on some of the most dangerous roads, conducting enforcement and educational activities.
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