91-year-old leads police on 15-mile chase, after mistaking police lights for a gritting lorry

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A gritter makes its way along the M9 near Falkirk during a snow blizzard in Central Scotland.
A gritter makes its way along the M9 near Falkirk during a snow blizzard in Central Scotland.

A 91-year old driver mistakenly initiated a 15-mile motorway chase with police, claiming he thought that the flashing lights were actually a gritting lorry.

When police initially encountered Gordon Lee's Ford Fiesta on the M27, he was hogging the middle lane. After checking the car's registration through their automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) system, they discovered that he had no insurance and no licence, according to the Sun.

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