All news on the topic: Drink-driving

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Holly Willoughby lands new I'm A Celebrity style show on Netflix
Dancing on Ice host Holly Willoughby has landed a brand new presenting role on Netflix with survival expert Bear Grylls after leaving ITV's This Morning last year
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Driver arrested after 'doing 30mph on empty motorway' during middle of night
The motorway is usually a bit of a crawl - but not this slow. A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following the incident on the M60, say police
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Sickening moment drink driver causes horror crash that flipped victim's car
Nilen Chauhan, 27, had whiskey bottles strewn about in the inside of his car as he ploughed his Volkswagen Polo into the back of a Mitsubishi L200, causing it to completely flip over, on the A14 at Bar Hill in Cambridgeshire
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Drunk driver accused of killing bride makes chilling admission in jailhouse call
Jamie Lee Komoroski, who is accused of fatally crashing a car into a golf cart while drunk and killing newlywed Samantha Miller, admitted her struggles with addiction in recorded jail calls
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Three women killed returning from baby shower as 'drunk driver runs red light'
Yesenia Olaez, Alejandra Olaez, and Lorena Morales lost their lives in a fatal collision caused by suspected drunk driver Victor Siharath while returning from a baby shower in Pomona, California
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Drink-driver released from jail a year after killing bride on wedding day
A drink-driver who plowed into a bride on her wedding day last year, killing her and severely injuring her new husband, has been released from jail after posting her £118,500 bail
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Moment lorry driver is caught four times over the drink-drive limit by police
Shocking dashcam footage released by the Somerset police shows the moment drunk lorry driver Ihar Shynkevich, 35, was found to be four times the limit after swerving across lanes on the M5
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Hamza Choudhury banned and fined after drink driving on wrong side of the road
Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court after providing a breath test more than twice the legal limit back in January
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Officers should ban drink or drug-drivers at roadside - poll results
Most readers say police should be allowed to ban drink or drug-drivers at the roadside, but some voiced concern about handing such power to the force
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Should police be allowed to ban drink or drug-drivers at the roadside - poll
Police chiefs are calling for instant roadside bans for drink or drug drivers, along with tougher punishments for motorists who kill while under the influence, including potential murder charges.
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Rugby star flipped car in 88mph drink-drive crash while being followed by cops
Leigh Leopards star Zak Hardaker has been banned from driving for the second time after crashing at 88mph in a police chase while well over the drink-driving limit
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Leigh Leopards release Zak Hardaker statement after drink driving conviction
England star, Zak Hardaker, 32, was given three-year driving ban and fined £2,000 after being found guilty of a drink driving offence at Leeds Magistrates Court on Wednesday
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Man arrested after 'calling 999 and reporting himself for drink driving'
Officers at North Yorkshire Police were left shocked after they received a 999 call from a man in his 50s in Knaresborough, who wanted to report himself for drink driving - after a 'heavy weekend'
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Restaurant thanks community for support after car smashes into front
A suspected drink driver caused havoc after smashing into the Rokka Bar and Grill in Warrington on Friday (February 10)
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Woman 'who killed new bride while drink driving' plans own wedding from jail
A 26-year-old charged with killing a bride on her wedding day after drunkenly driving into a golf cart has now started to plan her own wedding, a released call from prison revealed
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Drink driver reverses over baby leaving little girl with fractured skull
Mary Casey overtook cars at a red light before driving the wrong way down a one-way street in Cambridge and crashing into parked cars before reversing into her great-niece, a crown court heard
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Drunk driver's seven terrifying words as he crashed Audi severely injuring woman
The victim pleaded with Samuel Berrisford, 22, to slow down before the car crash near Congleton in Cheshire left her in hospital for more than two weeks and needing surgery
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Watch as cops commandeer kayaks to arrest drunk driver who plunged into river
James Doye, 57, was three times the legal drink drive limit when he plunged his car into flood waters in Bognor, West Sussex, forcing Sussex Police officers to become creative
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Killer Alex Murdaugh ordered to hand half his cash to boat crash victims
The disgraced ex-lawyer will pay his remaining small fortune to 16 victims of his late sons drunken boat crash five years after the fatal accident.
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Police footage shows moment drink driver stops on dual carriageway to take nap
Shocking bodycam footage shows an officer questioning Emmanuel Osei, 34, behind the wheel of his car after he simply came to a stop on a section of the A1307 that has no hard shoulder
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Speeding driver in orange BMW hit motorcyclist and sent him flying
The victim, Matthew Davies, sustained horrific injuries including damage to his spine, lung, ribs, arm, shoulder, wrist, pelvis, liver and kidney. His thigh had become separated from his pelvis and he woke up in intensive care weeks later
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Man who saw 'speeding socialite hit and kill 2 boys' says one went 'airborne'
Socialite Rebecca Grossman is on trial in Los Angeles for a hit-and-run incident which led to the tragic death of two young boys struck by her alleged speeding Mercedes
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Heartbreaking last picture of girl, 5, killed after 'drunk' woman hit family car
WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGE Lennyn Lilic has been taken off life support after the horror smash that happened on South Westsam's Boulevard in Kearns last Sunday
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Drink-driver wiped blood on officers and defecated in police van after arrest
In victim personal statements read to the court, one officer described it as the "worst incident" he'd had to deal with - after a drink driver verbally abused, kicked and smeared blood in a police van
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Tragic student's parents insist 'this could happen to anyone's child'
Katie Allan, 21, took her own life in prison due to bullying, with her parents Linda and Stuart desperate for the Scottish Prison Service to be held accountable