Driver Weaving Through Heavy Traffic During 130mph Pursuit on A1(M) and A64

Drug dealer jailed after 130mph chase ends in crash and taxi driver injured

A drug dealer who reached speeds of more than 130mph while fleeing police on the A1(M), before crashing into a taxi and seriously injuring its driver, has been jailed.

driver weaving through heavy traffic during 130mph pursuit on A1(M) and A64

Police have released video footage of the cocaine courier who weaved through heavy traffic heading for Leeds Festival in August during a 130mph chase.

Taxi driver seriously injured and vehicle destroyed in 130mph crash as cocaine dealer jailed for eight years

Image credit: North Yorkshire Police A drug dealer whose dangerous driving left a taxi driver seriously injured and destroyed his vehicle has been sentenced to eight years in prison following a high-speed collision on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire. James Johnson, 31, from Salford, was sentenced at York Crown Court on Friday 9 October 2026 after pleading guilty to offences arising from the incident. North Yorkshire Police said Johnson had been dri…