Watch as reckless driver rams into police cars during 100mph pursuit
Watch as reckless driver twice rams into police cars when he gets boxed in on M1 fast lane during terrifying 100mph pursuit
- Kai Hopkins, 22, fled police for 20 minutes through the streets of Nottingham
- Dash-cam shows him ram into police cars as they chase him down the motorway
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Shocking footage shows a reckless driver speeding at 100mph on the motorway before getting boxed in on the fast lane and rams into police cars.
Kai Hopkins, 22, fled police for more than 20 minutes through the streets of Nottingham before reaching the M1.
Police dash-cam footage shows Hopkins run multiple red lights and swerve all over the road, narrowly missing oncoming traffic.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers became suspicious after spotting Hopkin’s driving a Volkswagen Polo erratically in Huntington Street in Nottingham city centre.
After noticing his car’s registration plates had playing cards attached to them to obscure them from view, officers ordered him to pull over.
Kai Hopkins, 22, fled police for more than 20 minutes through the streets of Nottingham before reaching the M1
Police dash-cam footage shows Hopkins run multiple red lights and swerve all over the road, narrowly missing oncoming traffic
Hopkins ignored them and sped off in the direction of Trent Bridge in the chase on January 2 2022.
He was clocked going at more than double the speed limit in 30mph zones as he weaved through residential streets in the city.
An attempt was then made by cops to puncture the car’s tyres by deploying a ‘stinger’, as it headed towards the A52.
But Hopkins dodged it and instead heading in the direction of the motorway.
After reaching the M1, he reached more than 100mph before deliberately driving his car into two police vehicles in the middle lane in a desperate attempt to evade capture.
Three police cars eventually managed to box Hopkins’ car in on the fast lane.
Hopkins, of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, was dragged out of the car by officers and arrested.
He admitted dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
Hopkins, of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, was dragged out of the car by officers and arrested. He admitted dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance
On Thursday he was handed a three-year community order and banned from driving for 18 months at Nottingham Crown Court.
PC Jeremy Beard, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: ‘It’s only thanks to the driving skills demonstrated by pursuing officers and sheer luck that Hopkins’ actions that day didn’t lead to someone being seriously injured.
‘By choosing to drive in the incredibly dangerous manner that he did, in what for long parts of this incident were built up residential areas, he put everyone in his near vicinity at risk of harm.
‘He showed a complete and utter disregard for the safety of other members of the community and has rightly been brought before the courts as a result.
‘I sincerely hope this provides him with a serious wake-up call and he uses this experience to better himself going forward.’
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