Driver on the rampage went wrong way down the motorway on tyres shredded by a stinger - before fleeing the vehicle and being found in a field

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A dangerous driver drove the wrong way down a motorway despite all four of his tyres being shredded by a police stinger. He eventually bailed out of the Volkswagen Golf he was in which had false number plates on the M62 trying to escape across a field.

Harry Hosker's failed bid to shake off chasing cops was caught on film and he is now behind bars. The incident began after police spotted the black Golf at about 7.50pm on July 20th in Holcroft Lane, Culcheth.

Officers followed the car as it travelled onto Warrington Road before a stinger was used to deflate the vehicle’s tyres as it entered the Birchwood area. Despite having four flat tyres, Hosker refused to stop for officers, so a pursuit was authorised. Officers followed the car as it drove the wrong way down the M62 between junctions 11 and 10.

In a statement Cheshire Constabulary said: "The vehicle eventually came to a stop near to junction 10 after the driver stopped in an emergency refuge bay and attempted to make off on foot into nearby fields. The driver of the car, Harry Hosker, was arrested a short time later." Hosker, was charged with dangerous driving, use of a false number plate, driving without insurance, driving without a licence and possession of Class B drugs (Cannabis). The 27-year-old Hosker, of Temple House, Glazebrook Lane, Rixton, appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to all the charges and was sentenced to one year in prison. Following the sentencing PC Dave Carr, from the Cheshire Police Roads and Crime Unit, said: “During the pursuit Hosker showed no regard for the safety of our officers or the other innocent road users, travelling at high speeds while having four flat tyres and even driving the wrong way down the