Motorist thought he would ‘kill an innocent person’ after vehicle allegedly reached speeds of up to 100mph.

An electric car driver whose £80,000 Jaguar I-Pace “went rogue” on the M62 has told how he feared he would “kill an innocent person” as he swerved through traffic at speeds of up to 100mph. The Telegraph has the story.

Nathan Owen, 31, was overtaking another vehicle on the motorway on Wednesday when his 2019 model apparently malfunctioned forcing him to lose control of the vehicle for about 35 minutes.

A major police operation was scrambled to bring the car to a stop with officers forced to close a stretch of the motorway and ram the vehicle after forming a protective convoy.

Mr Owen, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, told MailOnline that he feared for his life during the ordeal which he likened to the Grand Theft Auto video game.

He claimed the car also malfunctioned in December, reaching speeds of up to 120mph, but that Jaguar had assured him it was safe after checking the car.

‘I pressed the brakes but nothing happened’

The latest incident happened as he was travelling home from his first day as a crisis support worker with children in Ormskirk, Liverpool, on Wednesday at 2.30pm.

“The car literally just started speeding up,” he told the MailOnline.

“The speed was going towards about 100mph in the high 90s, going to 100. I thought this was a bit wrong.

“It came up on the dashboard saying there was a battery malfunction in my car. I kept trying to press the brakes but nothing was happening. So the next thing I thought I should do was call 999 and tell them what was happening.”

At least eight vehicles from Merseyside Police and Greater Manchester Police were forced to escort him down the busy motorway.

Officers closed off two lanes of the four-lane motorway as they tried to bring the Jaguar to a stop.

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