A motorist who claimed his electric Jaguar had become uncontrollable on a busy motorway has been jailed after investigators found the incident was an elaborate fraud intended to escape mounting financial difficulties.
Nathan Owen, 33, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting dangerous driving and two counts of fraud. The court heard he falsely reported that his Jaguar I-PACE had malfunctioned while travelling along Merseyside's motorway network, prompting an extensive emergency response involving police officers who believed they were dealing with a genuine life-threatening incident.
