Surrey Police ‘honestly shocked’ to see crashed car driven for 30 miles on M25
The driver travelled some 30 miles in a dangerously damaged Porche
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Your support makes all the difference.A police officer said he was “honestly shocked” after seeing a motorist drive a seriously damaged car for 30 miles after a collision on Boxing Day.
Surrey PC Serge Hadfield stopped the Porche at the Cobham Services on the M25 in Surrey after it was called in by a member of the public on junction 9.
pulled over at Cobham Services in Surrey after being picked up at junction nine.
He told the PA news agency that the bumper was “literally bouncing out of the small boot”.
The driver, a man believed to be in his late 50s to early 60s, had told police that he crashed on the M25 near Kent and “thought it would be ok” to continue the journey, Surrey Police said.
The man gave a positive breath test but was under the prescribed limit of 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath.
A picture of the vehicle tweeted by Surrey Roads Policing Unit showed the extent of the damage.
They told PA that the driver “also couldn’t believe that we had only had one call on it at the time.”
The man was reported for dangerous driving and the vehicle was prohibited from use.
Surrey Police said: “We stopped this vehicle seen driving on the M25 near Cobham.
“The driver told officers he had crashed the car on the M25 in Kent and thought it would be ok to continue the journey in this condition.
“The driver gave a positive breath test but was under the prescribed limit.
“The vehicle has been prohibited from use on the road and the driver reported for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition.
“The driver will now seek alternative travel arrangements.”
Additional reporting by Press Association
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