Speeding driver who carried loaded gun and rammed police car is jailed

04 June 2023 , 22:45
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Speeding driver who carried loaded gun and rammed police car is jailed
Speeding driver who carried loaded gun and rammed police car is jailed

A SPEEDING driver who rammed a police car after leading cops on a motorway chase was found to be carrying a loaded gun.

Kane McLeod, 32, was spotted in an Audi A7 with cloned plates and sped up to 135mph on the M20 near Dartford, Kent.

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Kane McLeod led police on a motorway chase and was jailed for more than five yearsCredit: Hyde News & Pictures

After pulling over, he rammed a cop car and sped off again — swerving across motorway lanes.

He hit a kerb — triggering the car’s airbags and causing him to lose control.

He tried to flee on foot by was tasered and arrested in April 2021.

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Police found the bag and a handgun and inside the vehicle, they also found a small amount of drugs.

Matthew Kirk, prosecuting, said the rucksack contained a 9mm automatic pistol, loaded with six bullets.

McLeod, of Derby, admitted firearms, drugs and driving offences at Maidstone crown court and was jailed for five years and 11 months.

He also got an extra two years, ten months for a similar 2018 incident in North West London.

Andy Robinson

London, Kent, The Sun Newspaper, Road Laws, Police, Driving, Crime, Courts

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