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Arrest After Stolen Highways Vehicle Pursuit on M1 as Suspect Runs Into Oncoming Traffic

Police say the chase followed the theft of a Highways vehicle, resulting in a tactical stop with one arrest.

Overview

  • Thames Valley Police reported that a Highways traffic vehicle was stolen near junction 14 of the M1 on November 11.
  • Officers pursued the vehicle and carried out a tactical stop near junction 21 in Leicestershire, where the incident ended.
  • A 25-year-old man from Milton Keynes was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, attempted robbery, and driving while impaired through drink or drugs.
  • Eyewitness video from a stretch of the M1 near Rugby shows the suspect crossing the central reservation into oncoming traffic and trying to open a car door.
  • Police said nobody was injured during the pursuit or the stop.