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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Barlow

Driver jailed after faking brake failure and crashing into police car 31 times

Nathan Owen has been jailed - (PA)

A man who made a "frighteningly stupid" attempt to avoid paying his car finance by orchestrating a high-speed motorway chase and falsely claiming his electric Jaguar had failed to brake has been jailed for four years and three months.

Nathan Owen, 33, deliberately collided with a police vehicle 31 times during the pursuit, which began after he telephoned emergency services to report his car was accelerating uncontrollably.

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