Uncontrollable German rampage

It's a familiar occurence - being tailgated by a rapid 3-series beemer, lights ablaze. At least Kevin Nicolle, 25, had an excuse after the accelerator on his BMW jammed resulting in him driving for 60 miles at speeds of 135mph.

Kevin was on the A1 near Thirsk in North Yorkshire when the car started to accelerate. "I was in tears most of the time on the phone to the police - I really could see myself dying,"

Applying the brakes kept the car at 70mph, presumably holding up other BMW's on the A1 until the notoriously fade-prone brakes gave up the ghost. Kevin attempted to put his automatic into neutral but the transmission was locked.

One can only assume that at no point anybody from the police or the AA suggested turning the key in the ignition to the 'stop the engine running' position.

The police took the car away for tests and BMW said they would carry out a full investigation, "Somehow zis man has managed to turn off ze fog lights, it is unacceptable".

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