A motorist who claimed his luxury electric car accelerated 'on its own' on the motorway has made his first appearance in court charged with fraud.
Nathan Owen, 32, from Prestatyn, North Wales, called police for assistance on March 6 last year to report his Jaguar I-Pace vehicle was speeding out of control and the brakes were not working.
Officers scrambled to intercept the vehicle, which had travelled along the eastbound carriageways of the M57, M62 and M58 motorways.
Patrols from Merseyside Police's Matrix unit were called out in order to safely stop the vehicle on the eastbound carriageway of the motorway, ultimately bringing it to a halt between junction 11 for Birchwood, Warrington, and junction 12 at Eccles, The Liverpool Echo reported.
On Wednesday, Owen attended Liverpool Magistrates' Court where he indicated not guilty pleas to dangerous driving, intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and two counts of fraud.
