Electric Car Driver Charged with Motoring Offense and Fraud After "Rogue" Vehicle Reached 100mph on Motorway

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Police units were scrambled to intercept the vehicle after the driver, Nathan Owen, called 999 reporting his Jaguar I-Pace was out of control and he could not brake. The vehicle, which reached speeds of up to 100mph, was finally brought to a safe stop after a 35-minute operation involving police cars from Merseyside Police and Greater Manchester Police. Owen, 32, has been charged with dangerous driving, causing a public nuisance, and two counts of fraud by false representation.

Key Takeaways:

  • Nathan Owen, a 32-year-old driver, was charged with three motoring offenses after his £80,000 electric Jaguar I-Pace vehicle reached speeds of up to 100mph on the motorway.
  • The vehicle was finally brought to a safe stop after a 35-minute operation involving police cars from Merseyside Police and Greater Manchester Police.
  • Owen claimed his vehicle's brakes failed and he lost control due to an "electrical fault," but police have charged him with dangerous driving, causing a public nuisance, and two counts of fraud by false representation.
  • Owen will appear in court on August 13.
  • The incident occurred on March 6 last year, when Owen was on his way home from work.
  • The vehicle was surrounded by police cars on the M58/M57 and M62 motorways.

Statistics:

  • The vehicle reached speeds of up to 100mph on the motorway.
  • The operation to stop the vehicle lasted 35 minutes.
  • The vehicle was finally brought to a safe stop on March 6 last year.
  • Owen has been charged with three motoring offenses: dangerous driving, causing a public nuisance, and two counts of fraud by false representation.
  • The incident occurred on the M58/M57 and M62 motorways.

Sources:

  • "We have charged a man following an incident involving a black Jaguar I-Pace car on the M62 in March 2024" (Merseyside Police)
  • "A 32-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving, causing a public nuisance, and two counts of fraud by false representation" (Merseyside Police)