Beautician found with hippy crack stash in her luxury BMW after being stopped by police on a motorway for driving on just three tyres

A beautician who was found with hippy crack stashed in her BMW when she was pulled over by police for driving erratically has been spared jail.

Sana Aslim, 38, claimed that she took several containers of nitrous oxide in her vehicle from a friend for ‘protection’ on June 25 last year.

As officers tried to pull him over shortly after 7pm near Warrington, they noticed he had swerved on the main road, narrowly avoiding other cars and suffering a flat tyre.

But Aslim refused to stop and was seen ‘laughing and waving’ at officers as he drove at 20 miles per hour. When she finally had to, the mother failed to take the Field Engel Test at the roadside or provide a sample at the police station.

During interrogation, Aslım claimed that she had a flat tire while returning from a friend’s house that night and that she had only stopped “for a moment” to contact the police.

The beautician, who runs a business in Liverpool and lives in a luxury mansion near Altrincham in Greater Manchester, also claimed her “waving” at the steering wheel was a way of indicating she would only stop when she felt safe.

Aslim faced up to 18 months in prison at Warrington Magistrates’ Court this week after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, failing to provide a sample for analysis, driving in a position likely to cause injury and possessing the class C drug nitrous oxide.

However, after his explanation was accepted by prosecutors, the judge decided on a 20-week prison sentence suspended for one year.

Prosecutor Ms Diana Pryzemecka said: ‘Police received an emergency call reporting that a black BMW was traveling west on the M56 and had gone off the road the entire way.

‘Officers then attended the scene, got behind the vehicle and used its emergency lights and siren. However, the defendant could not step aside. The front tire was completely separated from the wheel and was riding on the rim.

‘Another police officer joined and approached the defendant, who was traveling at 20 miles per hour in lane one. The defendant began waving at the officer and never made any attempt to pull over.

‘He continued along the motorway and appeared to stop several times but he kept driving. The officer pulled over to the defendant and he continued to smile and wave at the officer.

‘The officer could see the defendant was smoking and continued laughing. He wasn’t looking where he was going and was moving back and forth between lanes. ‘Tactical pursuit tactics were employed and the vehicle was stopped.’

Aslım had no previous criminal record. Mitigation defense lawyer Mr Adil Khan said he was diagnosed with anxiety and panic attacks which he suffered when under stress.

He told the JPs: ‘You have seen the basis of defence. There were no problems with this. He was driving his vehicle when his tire burst. He was about 10 minutes away from his home address at the time and agreed not to stop for the police for a moment.

‘He accepts there was nitrous oxide in the vehicle but had no intention of inhaling it. It didn’t belong to him. He was left in the vehicle by someone else.

As cops tried to pull him over near Warrington shortly after 7pm he was seen swerving on the carriageway with a flat tyre, narrowly avoiding other cars (Image: M56 near Warrington)

‘He said he went to a friend’s address but there was a disagreement between his friend and his partner and he effectively took responsibility for it. He didn’t inhale or take it while driving. ‘You have seen the material from the GP regarding the inability to provide a sample.’

Mr Khan added: ‘He wrote a letter to the court expressing his great regret. The risk of reoffending is low and he never wants to be in this position again. She wants to put her children and family first.

‘She has a husband who has had two strokes and is in hospital. ‘He’s in a really dark place right now.’

Aslim was also ordered to complete 25 days of rehabilitation activity and banned from driving for 18 months. He was told he would have to take a lengthy driving test to get his license back and was also asked to pay £354 in costs and a surcharge.

JP Katherine Whitaker told Aslim: ‘Having read the report after reading all the information given to us, we believe this was a deliberate decision to ignore the rules of the road and you were driving for an extended period of time. But you won’t go to jail today. ‘We think there is a realistic prospect of rehabilitation and that you have dependents who rely on you.’