Driver does handbrake turns on motorway after row with girlfriend

A driver performed two handbrake turns on a motorway after stopping on the hard shoulder during a row with his girlfriend.

Marc Kirk was caught by CCTV cameras as he did a U-turn across two lanes of the M62, forcing other drivers to brake hard. He later attacked a police officer who went to investigate.



But Kirk, 20, a labourer who has previous convictions for drink-driving, and disorderly behaviour, was given a two-year conditional discharge because he is about to start a new job.

Judge Clement Goldstone, at Manchester Crown Court, described Kirk's driving as "lunatic" but said he could not impose a suspended prison sentence.