Derbyshire driver arrested after crashing and abandoning car in the middle of the M1

By Tom Hardwick
Published 15th Mar 2022, 09:32 BST
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Police arrested a driver who crashed his car on the M1 in Derbyshire and abandoned the vehicle on the motorway.

At 9.23pm yesterday, the Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit reported that they were attending a crash on the M1.

Officers said the occupants of the crashed car fled the scene into some nearby fields, leaving the car blocking a motorway lane.

The DRPU tweeted: “Driver and passenger located using the capabilities of the Derbyshire Rural Crime Team’s drone. Not drunk or drugged, just completely reckless. Reported to court.”