Watch as fleeing car thief gets outwitted by drone after 130mph police chase in stolen vehicle

Watch This Watch as fleeing car thief gets outwitted by drone after 130mph police chase in stolen vehicle By Sean Gleaves , Lucinda Herbert Comment Published 28th Mar 2025, 11:13 GMT Updated 28th Mar 2025, 11:29 GMT Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now This video More videos Aerial footage shows the moment when a car thief got caught hiding in a field after 130mph police chase in stolen vehicle. Keep up with the latest new videos with the Shots! Newsletter.

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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Watch the moment (click to play above) when a dangerous driver got outsmarted by a police drone - as he hid out in a field after a high speed chase. Liam Ainslie was spotted driving the stolen Citroen, which was displaying false number plates and failed to stop when traffic officers illuminated their blue lights.

Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Liam Ainslie reached speeds exceeding 130mph in a stolen car during a police chase on the A19 | Durham Constabulary In his attempt to escape, Ainslie reached speeds of more than 130mph before losing control when he made a sudden right turn - which was all caught on dashcam, and has been shared in the above video. WATCH: UK CRIME CAUGHT ON CAMERA - DRUNK DRIVERS on SHOTS! TV . Crossing onto the opposing carriageway and mounting the grass verge at high speed, narrowly avoiding two oncoming vehicles.

Ainslie fled from the car into a nearby field but made it only half a kilometre before noticing the police drone, which had been immediately deployed by pursuing officer PC Hawman. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Read More Bodycam footage shows drink driver in uninsured Audi ram police car after reaching speeds of 100mph Caught on CCTV: Burglar breaks into pharmacy..

.then drops bag of stolen goods Bike riders cause 'carnage' driving dangerously and crash into a dog at horse trials Realising any further attempt to evade capture was pointless, Ainslie surrendered to the drone and gave himself up to officers - as the aerial footage above shows. He was later charged with multiple driving offences.

Ainslie fled from the car into a nearby field but made it only half a kilometre before noticing the police drone | Durham Constabulary Appearing at Durham Crown Court, the 35-year-old was found guilty of aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. He was subsequently given a 12-month prison sentence. A second man in his 20s was also arrested in connection with the incident but faced no further action.

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