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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

Stolen Audi driven wrong way down the M57 to escape police

A stolen Audi was pursued while driving the wrong way down the M57 yesterday.

Merseyside Police confirmed that they stopped a stolen Audi, that was also driving with false plates, after it tried to escape police by driving the wrong way up the M57. The driver took the "stupid and selfish" decision to drive along the hard shoulder in an attempt to get away from officers.

Police managed to stop the car on the busy motorway, with the car being recovered for CSI and it will then be returned to its rightful owner. Merseyside Police took to social media to share the outcome of the pursuit.

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Roads Policing Unit tweeted: "The driver of a stolen Audi on false plates made the stupid & selfish decision to drive the wrong way down the M57 along the hard shoulder to get away. Vehicle was recovered for CSI and will be returned to its rightful owner."

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