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Police pursue driver after dangerous speeding on M5

Gloucestershire Police have charged a man following a police chase on the M5 motorway. Officers attempted to stop the driver after witnessing a vehicle speeding and driving dangerously on Thursday, 27 August.

The pursuit occurred between junction 11 and Gloucester Services on the southbound carriageway. The driver, 41-year-old Callum McLuckie from Pailton Road, Solihull, was subsequently detained.

McLuckie has been charged with offences related to dangerous driving. He has been released on bail and is scheduled to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 13 October.

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Investigating officers are appealing to members of the public who were travelling between junction 11 and Gloucester Services on the southbound carriageway around 12:45pm and may have dashcam footage to come forward. Information can be shared online by completing the form on the Gloucestershire Police website, quoting occurrence 53260074114: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/