Dramatic video shows teen doing 70mph in 40mph zone and driving on wrong side of road during police pursuit

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Watch dashcam footage of the moment 19-year-old Marshall Taylor sped at 70mph in a 40mph zone and drove on the wrong side of the road before police carried out a tactical stop on his vehicle and, despite him attempting to flee on foot, detained him at the scene.

At around 9.10am on Monday May 20 this year officers from Merseyside Police’s Matrix Roads Policing Unit began following a blue Nissan Juke, with suspected cloned registration plates.

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The driver failed to stop for police and the car was then driven at speed and on the wrong side of the road on the East Lancashire Road from Haydock towards St Helens.

Officers carried out a "tactical stop” of the vehicle, trapping it between several of their cars, at the junction with Carr Mill Road in Billinge.

Marshall Taylor drove at 70mph in a 40mph zone during a police pursuit.Marshall Taylor drove at 70mph in a 40mph zone during a police pursuit.
Marshall Taylor drove at 70mph in a 40mph zone during a police pursuit. | Merseyside Police

The driver tried to flee but was detained by two officers.

There were no reported injuries.

Marshall Taylor, 19, of Bank Street, Newton-le-Willows, was arrested and later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, no insurance, and no licence.

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He was today (September 13) sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Insp Phil McManus from the Matrix Roads Policing Unit said: “The actions of this driver on that day – driving at speed and on the wrong side of the road with no regard for other motorists - could clearly have had serious or even fatal consequences.

“Thankfully our officers were able to act quickly and decisively to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.

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“Our pursuit drivers are highly trained and experienced professionals.

“This serves as an example of the difficult decisions police officers make daily, while risking their own safety, to keep the public safe.”

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