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A motorist who risked his life to save a trapped driver after their vehicles were involved in a horrific motorway crash has been cleared of a 'bizarre' road rage charge.
Christopher Dye, 27, enlisted the help of 'Mr Loophole' Nick Freeman after the incident with a tailgating van on the M62 last year.
He was driving near Stockport and dramatically captured the moment on his dashcam when he crashed and another car flipped over and skidded down the motorway on its roof.
But the footage initially backfired for Mr Dye, from Sheffield, as police attempted to use a segment of it against him and he was charged with driving 'without due consideration for other road users'.
Bury Magistrates' Court, Greater Manchester, heard how medical salesman Mr Rye had rushed out of his vehicle and aided a fellow motorist as the van is seen driving off.
But while the van driver was charged for careless driving, Mr Dye also found himself in trouble with the law for alleged road rage before the crash.
His case was dropped when prosecutors couldn't prove the act after he sought help from well-known traffic solicitor Mr Freeman.The three-vehicle horror smash occurred on the M62 near junction 22 on May 12 last year.
Mr Rye's car was bumped from behind by a van, which then hit a light blue Peugeot, which flipped on its roof and skidded down the carriageway.
The dashcam footage sees Mr Dye rev past the van but then his car hits the 90 degree angle and the Peugeot flies past him.
Mr Freeman added: 'Mr Dye was clearly angry with the appalling driving of the man who caused the accident and yet because the police believed that he had remonstrated with him, the police charged him with a road rage offence.
'The prosecution attempted to use Mr Dye's footage against him, and, when we successfully objected to them producing it in court, their case fell apart and the charge was dismissed.'