Drink-driver crashes into car causing it to flip over and explode

A drunk driver crashed into a car causing it to flip over, explode and skid along a motorway on its roof.

Dashcam footage captured the moment Nilen Chauhan’s VW Polo collided with a Mitsubishi L200 on the A14 in Cambridgeshire, sending sparks flying.

The crash was also captured by a camera in the cab of an HGV driver, who swore and exclaimed “Jesus Christ! Oh my God!”.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, whose head was covered in blood, escaped and walked away from the collision at about 6.35am on September 14 last year.

Chauhan admitted being behind the wheel while over the limit and dangerous driving at a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court.

The 27-year-old of Ilford, east London, was sentenced to a 16-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

He was also given a three-year driving ban and ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

After the ban, Chauhan must also take an extended driving test.

Witnesses said they had seen Chauhan weaving between lanes and cutting other vehicles up at speeds of “well over 100mph” for about 10 miles before the crash, Cambridgeshire Police said.

The force said several empty beer bottles and a bottle of whisky were found inside his car.

He was breathalysed at the roadside and recorded 104 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath – three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.

Pc Ben Patten said: “This was not a momentary lapse in concentration or an honest mistake, it was a prolonged period of driving at excessive speed, tailgating and undertaking vehicles, all while well over the drink-drive limit.

“The victim who was hit by Chauhan suffered many physical and mental injuries and it is miraculous neither he or another innocent member of the public going about their daily business was not more seriously injured or worse.”