'Reckless driver' clocked at 149mph on M6 toll

The moment a speeding car crashed through barriers on the M6 toll motorway has been released on a police video.

Thomas Allsopp, 24, from Roston Drive in Hinckley, Leicestershire, was clocked hitting 149mph by West Midlands Police as he drove an Audi A8 on 27 December 2015.

Allsopp, who was uninsured and had just a provisional licence, was caught on camera weaving in and out of traffic.

He admitted dangerous driving and other motoring offences and was given an eight-month jail sentence, suspended for 12 months at Birmingham Crown Court.