A person from Bolton has been arrested per week after after a “runaway” Jaguar I-Pace electric automotive needed to be boxed in by police on the M62 to force it to a stop.
The incident on the afternoon of March 6, wherein the motive force claimed the I-Pace accelerated uncontrolled and would not decelerate, led to the beginning of investigations by police, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency plus Jaguar Land Rover, which makes the I-Pace.
Now Merseyside Police said a person has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and causing a public nuisance while its investigation continues.
The incident lasted for nearly half an hour after the motive force called police claiming the Jaguar’s brakes would not respond, resulting in police vehicles escorting it from M58 onto the M57 after which the M62 where they boxed it in. A convoy of police cars were formed across the automotive, in front, behind, and alongside him, and eventually the automotive slowed because it bumped into the leading police automotive.
Officers had closed off two lanes of the four-lane motorway in order that they might bring it to a stop as safely as possible.
A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: “We will confirm that following an investigation, a person has been arrested in relation to an incident on the M62 on Wednesday 6 March when officers from the force’s Roads Policing Unit were called to assist stop a vehicle safely.
Immediately after the incident the motive force told the Mail Online that “the automotive literally just began speeding up.”
He added: “I could not press the brakes. The speed was going towards about 100mph within the high 90s, going to 100. I believed this was a bit improper.”
This Article First Appeared At www.am-online.com
