A man drove down the M6 the wrong way TWICE in a bid to shake off cops. David Houghton later jumped into the Manchester Ship Canal to try and escape.
But officers were waiting on the other side of the water to arrest him. Now he has been jailed and banned from driving. Three cross-county pursuits began when police spotted a white Volkswagen Transporter on the M6 southbound near to junction 21, the Woolston Interchange, in Warrington, at about 1.20am on April 6.
Intelligence suggested that the driver of the van, Houghton, did not have a licence so a decision was taken to stop the vehicle. READ MORE:Images show devastation caused by huge fire at Oldham tile warehouse Houghton, at first, pulled off the motorway onto the A57 roundabout and appeared to stop for officers.
He then made off at speed and led police on three dangerous pursuits. Cheshire Constabulary said: "During the pursuits Houghton drove the wrong way down the M6 on two occasions and travelled at speeds well above the 50mph speed limit.
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