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Buckle up for another heart-pounding episode of Motorway Patrol Season 23! Join the brave officers as they navigate the unpredictable chaos of the UK's busiest roads.
This week, prepare for high-speed pursuits and dramatic interventions. Our dedicated patrol units tackle dangerous driving offences, ensuring public safety remains paramount. Witness the split-second decisions and expert maneuvers that keep our highways clear.
From routine traffic stops that escalate quickly to urgent responses, the team is constantly on the move. Experience the adrenaline and the dedication firsthand as they face the challenges of modern policing on the frontline.
#MotorwayPatrol #PoliceChase #RoadSafety
This week, prepare for high-speed pursuits and dramatic interventions. Our dedicated patrol units tackle dangerous driving offences, ensuring public safety remains paramount. Witness the split-second decisions and expert maneuvers that keep our highways clear.
From routine traffic stops that escalate quickly to urgent responses, the team is constantly on the move. Experience the adrenaline and the dedication firsthand as they face the challenges of modern policing on the frontline.
#MotorwayPatrol #PoliceChase #RoadSafety
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00:00This time on Motorway Patrol, dangerous speeds.
00:04Oh my god, 213.
00:06You had someone in the car and you were driving crazy speeds, okay?
00:11I don't want to hear no, yes or whatever.
00:13Hot wheels.
00:14There's a stolen alert on this car, okay?
00:17What I'm going to do is I'm going to place you in handcuffs.
00:19And sage advice.
00:20Your car explodes and then starts overheating.
00:24Yeah, pull over and stop, turn off your engine.
00:42Thursday, 11pm.
00:44Sergeant Rowan McCarthy is checking for drivers taking advantage of the quiet motorway and putting their foot down.
00:51Oh my god.
00:53213.
00:54That's one here, mate.
00:59A black Mercedes saloon has almost broken the sound barrier at 213 km per hour.
01:06We're switching to the south link at this phase.
01:08Got a little bit of a change in front of him.
01:13Rowan is following the Merc from a safe distance with directions from ATOC.
01:17Eagle helicopter backs them up.
01:21This dangerous driver needs to be intercepted before he kills himself or someone else.
01:31One of the non-negotiables of driving on the motorway is compliance with the road rules.
01:36Constable Adrian Bentley is on the hunt for a driver who's in need of some safety education.
01:44Motorists have reported a driver for blatantly ignoring a critical road rule.
01:56The reason I'm stopping you is because we've had members of the public ring up telling us that your children
02:01are not in car seats.
02:01Oh no.
02:03She does not feel well.
02:06Yeah, well she'll feel a lot worse if you're in an accident, okay?
02:10Yeah.
02:10It's crucial that children remain in their car seats.
02:13If you have an accident, someone crashes into you through no fault of your own.
02:17Yeah.
02:17They get seriously injured and can die.
02:20Yeah.
02:20Alright?
02:22Adrian hopes his stern words ring true with the driver.
02:26Hello.
02:26Is she feeling okay or just a little bit sick?
02:28Oh, oh, oh.
02:29Yeah, so we need to get this seat belt on her now, okay?
02:32Before you go anywhere else.
02:33But I'm ready.
02:34Is this just a booster seat?
02:35Yeah, okay.
02:35Okay, that's all right, that's all right.
02:36Yep.
02:37So just maybe get rid of all this stuff.
02:39Yep.
02:40With the child safely strapped in, Adrian's happy for them to continue.
02:45Alright, thank you for getting her in a car seat, alright?
02:47That could potentially save her life.
02:49You will be receiving a ticket today though, okay?
02:51Okay.
02:51The risk for not having a child in a car seat is too great.
02:55What people don't realise is even if they consider themselves good drivers and don't get into
02:59an accident themselves, they can always be the victim of someone else's poor driving.
03:04And unfortunately, you know, we see it too often where innocent members of the public get involved
03:09in an accident and some people get hurt.
03:11So hopefully a small infringement will persuade him to make sure his children are in proper seat belts moving forward.
03:22Sergeant Rowan McCarthy has clocked an insane speed on the North Western.
03:27Oh my god.
03:30213.
03:30Jato, pick one.
03:31I'm looking like a change in front of the way.
03:35Yeah, just keep the, um, I bet it's going, thanks Jato.
03:38Just keeping on with no vehicles.
03:40Just like a young male driver.
03:43We pushed away this house.
03:45We've gone left on to Owen.
03:46He's on Owen.
03:47Oh.
03:48He's gone over there.
03:51He's gone up that way.
03:53This road up here.
03:54End of this road.
03:55After flooring it on the motorway, the driver pulls off to a suburban street.
03:59Another unit has already intercepted and arrested the driver.
04:05Are you sure you're not mistaken for someone else?
04:09What's that?
04:09Are you sure you're not mistaken for someone else?
04:11Howdy, mate.
04:12Howdy, mate.
04:13Uh, driver's there.
04:14How's he doing?
04:14Uh, just getting kids.
04:17It's all caught on camera, mate.
04:18All caught on camera, alright?
04:19Which camera?
04:20Motorway's cameras.
04:22Alright, so, I'm just going to re-arrest you, alright?
04:24Because I'm the one who's going to be dealing with you, okay?
04:26Yep.
04:27Alright, so you're under arrest for dangerous driving?
04:29Okay.
04:30Probably reckless driving, actually.
04:31There's speed.
04:32Okay.
04:33Uh, no, no, no.
04:34I would be happy to.
04:35I'm with speed, like I said.
04:37You don't think that was you that was doing that?
04:38High speed?
04:39No.
04:40You must have mistaken someone, honestly.
04:43Yeah?
04:44You think we've been mistaken someone?
04:45Oh, okay.
04:48While the driver's in denial, the passenger starts to come clean.
04:52Oh, just speeding.
04:54Yeah.
04:55What was the rush?
04:58Not really a rush.
04:59Just wanted to try it out.
05:02Just recently got it.
05:03Just wanted to try it out.
05:05Constable Nicole Methvin tries to talk some sense into the passenger.
05:09It's not good when your friend drives like that, eh?
05:12You don't really care about your life at all?
05:16Really?
05:16How long have you been friends with them for?
05:18Three years.
05:19Four years.
05:20Four years, right.
05:21Do you drive like that a lot?
05:23Sometimes.
05:24Rowan hopes tonight's scare gets the driver to slow down, but it's not looking promising.
05:30Okay, you don't want to make a statement?
05:32No, there's no statement to be said if I haven't done anything wrong.
05:36Okay.
05:38Unfortunately, Rowan and the other officers have seen the aftermath of this kind of excessive speed.
05:43I just don't know why this is happening.
05:45Yeah.
05:46Whether you're going to admit it or not, because clearly you're not going to.
05:49You had someone in the car and you were driving crazy speeds, okay?
05:53I don't want to hear no, yes or whatever.
05:56You know it was you.
05:57You know.
06:04After reaching speeds of 213 km per hour, a young driver is denying any responsibility.
06:11Officers are trying to talk some sense into him.
06:13You had someone in the car and you were driving crazy speeds, okay?
06:18I don't want to hear no, yes or whatever.
06:20You know it was you.
06:21You know.
06:24You've got to think of not just yourself, your passenger and everyone else on the road, okay?
06:29It's not your life that could just be changed.
06:32It's everybody else's.
06:34Rowan's laser had the car locked at 213 km per hour,
06:38and ATOC cameras show the vehicle moving twice as fast as everyone else.
06:43The tow truck arrives to impound this V8 for 28 days,
06:47and Rowan has some more bad news for this restricted driver.
06:51Have you got a full licence mate?
06:53What sort of licence have you got?
06:55A learner's.
06:56Okay, so you're going to get a ticket for that tour, right?
06:59You understand?
07:01You're supposed to have a full licence driver next to you.
07:04Do you know that rule?
07:05No, I've never heard of it.
07:06You've never heard of the what?
07:08Yeah, I understand.
07:08You think you can drive around on a restricted driver's licence.
07:11Yes.
07:11After 10 o'clock and he's on a learner licence, and you think that's okay?
07:16As long as you drive safe.
07:18Do you understand what?
07:19Do you know your conditions for driving on a restricted driver's licence?
07:24Yes, just the curfew.
07:25That's about it.
07:26What's the curfew?
07:27What are the times?
07:27Around 10.
07:2810 to what time?
07:2910 to probably 5 or 6 o'clock.
07:33Okay.
07:34You mean, you know, so you can't drive by yourself between 10 and 5?
07:38Yeah.
07:39He's not taking any ownership of this, denying he was the driver or his vehicle.
07:45There's clear footage of him going at speeds over 200km an hour on that motorway.
07:51Hence the reason why he's being charged with reckless driving.
07:53He's on his restricted licence, and he's had a passenger in the vehicle who didn't have
07:58any other licence.
07:59That speed is just way too fast, and obviously reckless.
08:04As you can see in the background, the vehicle's about to be towed, so that's his new car.
08:08He's going to have to pay to get that out of the impound yard, and when he goes to court,
08:12if he gets convicted, he's going to lose his licence for six months.
08:22On the motorway, officers often rely on fellow motorists calling in risky driving.
08:28Tonight, Sergeant J.D. Koppel is responding to one such call.
08:33Colm was fixed for you, just got ops on that vehicle, making an approach passing there for
08:37right now, stand by.
08:39Just received a call from member public regarding this vehicle in front of us.
08:42It's been swerving across lanes in consistent speeds.
08:45We've just intercepted it now, and we're waiting for another unit here to come assist us
08:50with a stop.
08:52Pass you now, guys.
08:56With another unit responding as backup, J.D. signals for the erratic driver to pull over.
09:02It's a signal that I'm pushing off at Lincoln off ramp now, coming to a stop.
09:11Morning, mate.
09:13Hi.
09:13Can you just turn the car off for me, please?
09:15Sir, have you got your driver's licence on you?
09:17Is the driver impaired, or maybe just his vision?
09:20The car's a bit foggy, eh?
09:21Yeah, bro.
09:23Sorry, is it not a...
09:24Sorry?
09:25...80?
09:25Is that what it was?
09:27No, it was your manner of driving, mate.
09:28You're swerving across lanes.
09:30Am I?
09:31Yeah.
09:31What's the reason for that?
09:33I genuinely just...
09:34Can't see?
09:34Trying to get to a spot where I can stop.
09:37Oh yeah, I'm not surprised, man.
09:38Yeah.
09:39J.D.'s baffled as to why anyone would drive under these conditions.
09:43At the back, windshield was completely fogged up.
09:46And it got even worse when it got to the front.
09:48You could hardly see a thing out at the front, and it's come all the way from QMU.
09:52This Corolla may be 20 years old, but it still comes complete with aircon.
09:56Do you think it may have been a good idea just to wait to defrost the window before driving off?
10:01It wasn't that bad, and then this fogged up.
10:03Kind of got worse.
10:04Yeah, I guess.
10:05Yeah, we had a call from a member of the public as well, thinking that you may have been intoxicated.
10:09On that note, have you had any alcohol tonight?
10:12Uh, yeah, but...
10:12You have?
10:13Not, like, not a lot.
10:15Put your lips around that tube.
10:16Yeah.
10:17Yep, and blow until I tell you to stop.
10:21The driver passes the breath test.
10:23But there's no test to make sure you know how to turn on the de-mister.
10:26Yeah, I think it'd be 101 for vehicles, knowing how to defog your windscreen.
10:30He was adamant, he'd had it going, blasting it the whole way.
10:35You want to be on that one to defrost the front before you're blowing hot air in your face.
10:40He had it set on the front vent, so he was blasting his face, defrosting his face rather than the
10:45windshield.
10:46Alright mate, we need to sort out your windows before we can let you continue driving.
10:49We've got all the right settings on.
10:51Yep, just blast that, it'll help clear it a bit more.
10:53Got him to wipe it down with a jumper.
10:55A quick AC tutorial and a windscreen wipe down, and this foggy driver is on his way.
11:01Any time a member of the public sees dangerous or careless driving, they should give us a call.
11:05Even if the person's not intoxicated, which was the case tonight, that could have still resulted in a serious crash
11:12if you couldn't see where he was going, so we appreciate the calls.
11:21Aucklanders love cars.
11:22Over one million hit the motorway every year.
11:25And no stretch of road is more used than State Highway 1.
11:30Today, a Toyota travelling city-bound fishtails crashes nose first into the centre barrier.
11:39Constable Tristan Rudden is called to lend a hand.
11:42Apparently a single vehicle that has hit the barrier and is now 90 degrees on the motorway.
11:48That could be quite dangerous.
11:52Comes to six, going to seven.
11:54It's on a blind corner, so maybe another unit can give us a bit of a tail.
12:00Hey mate, what happened?
12:02My left dog is not controlled properly.
12:05Okay.
12:06I feel it when I turn, and then the car's not controlled to come to this leg.
12:10Yeah.
12:10It's brake and then not thinning.
12:14The driver is keen to explain how he ended up in such a pickle.
12:18I think I try to turn, and then I can't stop it, and then I rest the thing.
12:24How fast were you going?
12:25Like, it was not even, like, 80.
12:28Oh yeah.
12:28Like, maybe 60 or 70.
12:31And I can't stop it, like, whew!
12:34Because I'm beginning again, please, then.
12:37But Tristan has some news which will stop any car repairs.
12:40There's a stolen alert on this car, okay?
12:44What I'm going to do is I'm going to place you in handcuffs, okay?
12:46Just turn around for me, please.
12:57State Highway 1, and Constable Tristan Rudden is arresting a man in a suspected stolen vehicle.
13:04He's fishtailed into the barrier, and now he's in cuffs.
13:10But he's got another pressing problem.
13:13I've been in my pants.
13:15I've been in my pants.
13:16I've been in my pants.
13:16Oh, s***.
13:17I've got some pants.
13:18Alright, it's all good, bro.
13:19We'll just figure out what's going on, and then we can get you another pair of pants.
13:24Okay, thank you.
13:24All good.
13:25Busted pants, and busted.
13:29Constable Ran Lee is here to assist, and starts by searching the vehicle for any signs of the rightful owner.
13:36While Senior Constable Bryce Packard tries to identify the driver and the car.
13:42I know you've given the other officer some details, but he said he's struggling to find you in the system,
13:46yeah?
13:47I mean, have you dealt with police before?
13:48Oh no, this is my first time.
13:49First time?
13:50Yeah.
13:52And you don't have a license?
13:54No, I don't have any license.
13:56No license and no ID.
13:59This driver's not doing himself any favours.
14:02So the issue I'm having here is I'm just trying to figure out who you actually are, okay?
14:07That's why I'm asking so many questions, okay?
14:09Yeah, I know.
14:10But the man has a tall tale to tell.
14:13So you said that's your mister's car?
14:15That's my dad's car.
14:16He gave me that car.
14:17But I don't have a license and I need to go to work.
14:20So you said your dad's car, that one?
14:22Yeah, yeah, yeah.
14:23But it's not coming up under dad's name either.
14:25And it doesn't explain the stolen alert.
14:28He's got no driver's license, so I can't confirm if it's actually him or not.
14:32But everything, all the details he's giving me is matching someone else.
14:37Tristan needs to figure out who the driver is and why his car's coming up as stolen.
14:42So just this car's got stolen alert.
14:45It doesn't appear to have any broken glass.
14:47It's got no ignition pulled or anything.
14:49And then the guy driving it, he's suggesting that he's got no knowledge of it being stolen.
14:54He reckons it's his father's car he's driving now because he needs to go to work.
14:59As Tristan runs more checks on the driver, the towhee arrives to clear the smashed car.
15:07Ran tries another approach with the man.
15:10Can you just tell me how you got this car?
15:13Yeah, they got my dad carried to me.
15:15And they changed the ownership from my dad to my missus.
15:18It seems multiple changes of ownership within the family has added to the confusion.
15:24Tristan finds out the truth from the registered owner.
15:27It's just a real complicated scenario.
15:29So we've got a stolen car that's had a crash.
15:31However, the circumstances for the stolen aspect of it is just some sort of issues between the family.
15:36Not really a concern for us now that we've looked into it.
15:41With family feuds sorted for now, it's time for more urgent matters.
15:45Do you want to jump out?
15:46We can take your handcuffs off.
15:48What's my shirt?
15:50Oh, at least your shirt's long enough.
15:52Yeah, yeah.
15:53Come out.
15:55Yeah.
15:56So I'm going to take this off.
15:57We're not going to deal with the stolen aspect of the car because it sounds like it's between the family.
16:03Yeah, it's like that.
16:04No doubt there will be more family discussion tonight about the prized Toyota.
16:09So in terms of your driving without a license, that's naughty.
16:14You know you need to have a license, hey?
16:17Yeah.
16:17So I'm giving you this.
16:18This means that you cannot drive until you're appropriately licensed, okay?
16:22Appropriately licensed, yes.
16:23The driver was given two infringement notices, one $400 fine for driving without an appropriate driver's license
16:30and a $150 ticket for an unsafe lane change that caused him to fishtail and he crashed into the centre
16:35barrier.
16:36Once we all cleared up from the scene, we gave the driver an expensive Uber ride home
16:41because he had unfortunately split his pants.
16:44Moral of the story is keep a good safe following distance from the car in front of you
16:48and always wear a clean pair of undies underneath your pants.
16:54It's Friday the 13th and Sergeant Jonathan Campbell is heading towards a motorist
16:59having a nightmare.
17:00It's not on Elm Street but State Highway 1.
17:04Hiya, what's happened?
17:05We've got hard trouble.
17:07So on the way out to the airport, big bang, smoke.
17:12Going to the airport on such a notoriously spooky day is bound to land you in some trouble.
17:18The way back now, a lot of rattling and then steam coming out the front.
17:22Sergeant Campbell goes in search for the source of such a foul smell.
17:26Yeah, I can smell the water vapour from when it overheats like that.
17:34Sergeant Campbell immediately spots the problem.
17:36The hose connecting the water reservoir to the radiator is loose.
17:41It's possible to be able to put that back on.
17:43With water so he can fill it up and get it off the motorway and then get it to the
17:48garage.
17:48Yeah, so if we re-screw it on and then fill it with water you might be alright to go.
17:54Sergeant Campbell plays it cool, not wanting to alert the two women as to the possible presence of creatures from
18:00another realm.
18:01I'm surprised this has come off though.
18:04You'd think these are tight enough and that it should never happen like that, you know.
18:10Hopefully that's the only cause of it, in which case it's an easy fix.
18:14But if there's something else that's going on that's caused that, I don't know.
18:18With the potential for other Friday the 13th nasties to interfere with the traveller's journey...
18:23We're going to Wyoming Island.
18:25We have ladies' free Christmas holiday together and this is the start of it.
18:31Sergeant Campbell calls in traffic management.
18:33The TIM unit we call it, traffic incident manager.
18:36Those utes, have you ever seen them with the yellow lights?
18:38Yeah.
18:39So they have some stuff on board they might be able to help you out.
18:43They're on their way are they?
18:44Yeah.
18:44You're amazing, thank you.
18:47Whether driving to a holiday destination or not, Sergeant Campbell has some sound advice.
18:54If your car explodes and then starts overheating, yeah, pull over and stop, turn off your engine.
19:00Yeah.
19:00Well it's actually going pretty well, we got rescued, so...
19:03Yeah, we've been rescued.
19:04That's amazing.
19:05Thank you so much.
19:06I really appreciate it.
19:07Have a fun trip, eh?
19:08Oh my goodness.
19:09Hopefully no more dramas.
19:16Meanwhile, Sergeant JD Koppel is attending a similar incident.
19:19Another driver seems to be having Friday the 13th bad luck on the other side of the motorway.
19:27It looks like they're doing some repair work to their vehicle, so not an ideal space to be doing that,
19:32so we're just going to stop by and have a chat to them.
19:36The occupants of this vehicle seem to be going nowhere fast.
19:40Sergeant Koppel hopes to turn their luck around.
19:43JD thinks it best not to scare them.
19:47Hey guys.
19:49What's the issue with the car?
19:51Can belt's car.
19:52Oh.
19:53Alright, not much you can do about that, eh?
19:55Many of us are sceptical about 13 being unlucky, but this driver's tale will leave most in no doubt.
20:03I bought this car today, eh, and I kind of got scammed.
20:07Can belt just f***ed out.
20:08It seemed perfectly munt, eh?
20:10Uh, pretty much, yeah, a couple hundred metres ago.
20:13Just heard a f***ing bang and just lost all power.
20:17This bad day sees the young man out of pocket to the tune of...
20:2111 grand.
20:22The good news is the young couple have managed to organise a tow.
20:26Okay, who's coming to do the tow?
20:27Have they got a tow truck? Are they going to use a strop or...
20:32Whereabouts are you going?
20:33The bad news is they want to tow to Hamilton.
20:36They can't tow you with a strop all the way to Hamilton.
20:39Unlike the stage show, this isn't music to JD's ears.
20:43Hamilton's 100 kilometres away.
20:46If they're using a strop, they can get you off the motorway.
20:48But it's not safe to tow on the motorway with a strop.
20:51I've seen some horrible, horrible accidents.
20:53We've seen motorcycles cut between vehicles, get taken out and whatnot.
20:58The tow truck driver, also known as Dad, soon arrives.
21:02And after a meeting of minds, both parties agree that Hamilton is not the appropriate destination this afternoon.
21:09It's much safer to park up and sort the repairs with a local mechanic.
21:15So the plan is to tow the vehicle off the motorway at the next exit, which is a few hundred
21:21metres up.
21:22So for now, the self-proclaimed city of the future will remain just that, in this young man's future.
21:31The speeding driver was disqualified from driving for six months and ordered to attend a driving improvement course.
21:37He was also fined $800 for reckless driving and given 35 demerit points for driving on his restricted without a
21:44suitable overseer.
21:49The driver who fishtailed was fined $550 for driving without an appropriate licence and failing to drive within a lane.
21:56He was forbidden to drive until appropriately licensed.
22:01The driver was fined $150 for failing to restrain a child under seven years.
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