00:00A man's been jailed after finding he deliberately created a false motorway emergency
00:05that placed police officers, road workers and other motorists in danger.
00:10Prosecutors said the incident was carefully fabricated to escape outstanding vehicle finance payments.
00:16Nathan Owen from Prestatyn in North Wales admitted dangerous driving and two counts of fraud.
00:20I don't know how to explain it. My car's not stopping, so my car's just stuck at 70 miles per
00:25hour.
00:26And I'm going down the motorway and I can't press any brakes.
00:30There's no traffic, I can't slow down. I'm on the M57 now.
00:35The court heard he called emergency services, claiming his electric Jaguar was accelerating uncontrollably and would not brake.
00:42Investigators later found no mechanical fault whatsoever.
00:45And the speed is at 70 miles per hour?
00:48Yeah, 92 now.
00:51I've just hit it quite hard.
00:52It's fine. They're in control of it. Don't worry about hitting into him.
00:5712, 10, 9. Yeah, the car's going crazy.
01:01Is it going crazy?
01:02Yeah, it's stopped.
01:03Yeah, it's stopped.
01:03Vehicle has stopped.
01:05Yeah, can I turn the car off?
01:07Yeah, you can turn it off. Just keep the hazards on though.
01:10Yeah, I'll turn it off.
01:11Yeah, the car's just... It's gone into park.
01:14It's gone into park.
01:16The court heard Owen contacted his finance company after the incident and later received money from newspapers for his account.
01:22Owen was jailed for four years and three months and banned from driving for five years after release.
01:28Yeah, it's gone into park.
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