Driver arrested after 'doing 30mph on empty motorway' during middle of night

13 March 2024 , 12:15

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Police clocked the Corsa at 30mph on an almost empty motorway (Image: Greater Manchester Police)

A driver was pulled over and arrested after being spotted doing just 30mph on an almost empty motorway during the middle of the night.

Officers spotted a white Vauxhall Corsa being driven well below the 70mph speed limit between junctions 10 and 11 of the M60 near the Trafford Centre in Manchester. An image shared by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) shows the Corsa being driven in the middle lane of the almost empty motorway, at the Barton Viaduct.

The picture shows the speed clocked by the GMP car, of 30mph, at 3.24am. Police pursued the Corsa, which was driven off the M60 at Eccles, before coming to a stop at Liverpool Road.

GMP says the driver was given a breathalyser test and was allegedly found to be above the limit for drink driving. He was arrested and later given another test, where he was still above the limit, reports the Manchester Evening News.

A GMP Traffic spokesperson said: "The Vauxhall Corsa was seen driving at 30mph between junction 10 and 11 of the M60. Stopped on Liverpool Road, Eccles, he would provide a positive breath sample and was arrested. In custody he's just provided a reading of 81."

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