Ryan Moore, a 20-year-old man from Salisbury, admitted to several driving offences following a high-speed police chase that covered 47 miles through Wiltshire and Hampshire. The pursuit, which reached speeds of up to 120mph, ended when Moore ran out of fuel at Fleet Services.
The incident began on December 9 when police officers spotted Moore’s black Mercedes A-Class on Avon Approach in Salisbury. The vehicle was believed to be connected to a drugs deal and was fitted with cloned number plates. When officers attempted to stop the car, Moore accelerated rapidly, driving recklessly through Salisbury and along the A30, A303, and M3 motorway.
During the chase, Moore weaved dangerously through traffic and sped past roadworks, putting numerous lives at risk with his reckless driving. The pursuit came to an end at Fleet Services when the car ran out of fuel.
After the chase, police discovered that Moore was driving without insurance, while disqualified, using fake registration plates, and under the influence of cannabis.
On December 11, at Salisbury Remand Court, Moore pleaded guilty to the following charges: dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, no insurance, failing to provide an evidential sample, and using fraudulent registration plates. He was remanded in custody and is awaiting sentencing in January.
PC Pedliham of the Salisbury Community Policing Team commented, “I am pleased that Moore has entered a guilty plea and has been remanded in custody. By leading officers on such a lengthy pursuit, he showed clear intent to evade police and put the public at risk due to his poor decisions and incredibly dangerous driving.”
“This was a good piece of collaborative work by Wiltshire and Hampshire Police, and if Moore hadn’t run out of fuel when he did, I am confident he would have been shortly brought to a safe stop by these Specialist units.”
Originally published by UKNIP.
