<p>A lorry driver who drove on the wrong side of the M62 motorway, causing a collision between two other vehicles, was jailed for nine months at Liverpool Crown Court on January 15, Merseyside Police said</a></p><p>Michael Hughes, 63, of Dunster Road, Stoke-on-Trent, was convicted after admitting to dangerous driving on 7 September 2016.</p><p>He fell asleep at the wheel and was panicked and disorientated when he woke up, which caused him to keep driving, according to local reports</a>. He was later diagnosed with sleep apnea, the report said.</p><p>Merseyside Police released this footage as a warning to motorists of the dangers of driving while tired.</p><p>It shows Hughes driving on the westbound carriageway of the M62 before crossing the central reservation between junctions 8 and 7. He is then seen driving on the wrong carriageway, prompting cars to swerve to avoid the vehicle. Hughes then drove onto a slip road at junction 7, Rainhill.</p><p>The driver of a van sustained back and neck injuries when his vehicle collided with another car also attempting to avoid the lorry, police said. Credit: Merseyside Police via Storyful</p><br />
