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Nov 2021
Harrogate van driver caught nearly four times over drink-driving limit
The 60-year-old man was pulled over on Skipton Road and charged with drink driving. A police officer says the tip-off from the public may well have saved someone's life.
A man driving a works van in Harrogate was almost four times the drink-driving limit when he was stopped by police during the afternoon.
North Yorkshire Police said in a statement it received a tip-off shortly after 1.30pm yesterday about a man driving a van with a works logo on it who was potentially under the influence of alcohol.
The 60-year-old man was pulled over on Skipton Road and asked to provide a roadside breath test. The statement added:
"He initially refused, so was arrested on suspicion of failing to provide. On returning to the station, the man blew 135 - the legal limit is 35. He was charged with drink driving."
Sergeant Paul Cording, from North Yorkshire Police roads policing group, said:
“The fact that this man had been driving as part of his job yesterday and provided such a high reading is astonishing. The actions from the member of the public who called us with this information yesterday has probably saved a life.”
“I would encourage anyone who suspects a person to have drink or drugs in their system and is driving or about to drive to call us immediately on 999.”
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