Overview
- Dashcam and bodycam video shows Jimmy McCann swerving across lanes, slowing to the hard shoulder, then fleeing as officers approached.
- The pursuit began around 8pm on November 29 on the M6 near Junction 19 and continued onto the M62 westbound, where the U-turn was captured.
- Police ended the chase by ramming the vehicle, trapped the occupants, and arrested McCann on suspicion of multiple offences including drug driving.
- McCann, 36, from Bethersden in Kent, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance.
- He received an eight-month prison sentence, a 30-month driving ban, and an extended retest requirement, while a 38-year-old passenger was released without charge.