A drunk driver who had packed pals into the back of his Mad Max-style car with its hood and its boot lid removed to make it look like a pickup truck led cops on a high-speed chase swerving from left to right after they tried to stop him.

The incident happened in the city of Cheboksary, in the Chuvash Republic of Russia, on Saturday, 17th May.

Traffic police inspectors eventuually stopped the vehicle after a brief pursuit through city streets.

Video footage shows the car modified to look like a pickup truck swerving dangerously from side to side as the driver tried to shake off the police.

Officers said the man had no driver’s licence and was over the legal alcohol limit.

He was detained at the scene and later placed in a holding cell pending trial.

(MJ Leidig/newsX)