Nathan Owen, 33, is jailed for driving an electric Jaguar I-PACE on motorways at speeds up to 86mph while falsely claiming to police that the brakes had stopped working. The case concerns events in March 2024, when the driver allegedly told officers, after calling 999, that he was unable to control or brake the vehicle. As police attempted to slow and stop the car, officers were reportedly forced to close parts of the motorway to manage the danger posed by the ongoing pursuit.
Court heard that Owen fabricated the brake failure as part of a plan connected to avoiding car finance payments. Police and prosecutors say the claim of a malfunction was untrue, and that during the incident the vehicle repeatedly collided with a police car while officers tried to bring it to a halt. The Guardian reports a sentence of four years and three months, while the other coverage also describes the same incident details, including the alleged collisions and the amount of the vehicle’s value.
The reports agree on the central allegations: speeding, a made-up brake failure during a police response, and multiple collisions during attempts to stop the Jaguar.
