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Heart-stopping moment cop saves BMW driver's life as he tries to run across motorway after terrifying 160mph chase
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HERO COP Heart-stopping moment cop saves BMW driver's life as he tries to run across motorway after terrifying 160mph chase
THIS is the hair-raising moment a police officer saves a BMW driver's life as he tries to run across a motorway.
Terrifying footage shows the man attempting to flee the scene after a 160mph chase down the M1 and M69.
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Patrick Connors tried to run away on foot
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The 45-year-old led cops on a high-speed chase down the M1 and M69
Credit: SWNS
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A brave officer grabbed his shirt to stop him running across the major motorway
Credit: SWNS
Police dashcam reveals Patrick Connors, 45, barrelling down the major motorways in a BMW 5 Series.
"That was scary as ****," one officer can be heard saying the their vehicle.
Connors speeds through a red light and hurtles down the hard shoulder, reaching 130pmh.
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The thug tries to brake check to throw cops off his tracks and swerves across lanes to ditch them.
But he decides to stop in the fast lane and flee on foot towards the central barrier.
A police officer pleads with him and shouts: "Don't go across the carriageway, you'll get killed.
"Don't do it buddy. Don't do it."
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He manages to grab onto Connor's T-shirt and restrain him on the ground in handcuffs.
Connors, of Queensferry, Wales, later admitted dangerous driving and failing to stop.
He also admitting acquiring criminal property, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
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The court heard he had used 17 fake identities while lying to officers.
The yob was was jailed at Mold Crown Court this week for three years and banned from driving for five years.
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This comes after another dramatic chase was caught on camera when perused a disqualified driver who was racing at speeds of up to 80mph.
Charley Lance, 24, led police on a dangerous high speed chase through the town of Harwich, Essex, before being pinned down by PC Johnny Lee.
Incredible footage shows police in hot pursuit of Lance as he races through the town at around 4.45pm on November 13, 2024.
Elsewhere, the moment a drug dealer raced ahead of cops in a high-speed chase before being cornered by officers was captured on bodycam footage.
Connor Darwent, 27, led police on a terrifying five-mile pursuit after speeding away from officers and making his way across a historic country estate.
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The drug dealer had been stopped while driving on the A46 towards Lincoln in his powerful BMW 1 Series by cops as he was wanted on suspicion of supplying class A drugs.
Police body camera footage shows the dramatic moment Darwent sped away from the police block, prompting other cops to chase after him.
Despite having his tyres shredded by a police stinger, Darwent reached blistering speeds racing his BMW down the main road.
Following the incredible police chase on May 24, 2022, Darwent admitted conspiracy to supply class A drugs and dangerous driving.
He was jailed for two-and-a-half years on Thursday, June 5.
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