‘Drink drive deaths have hit the highest rate in nearly a decade, as campaigners urge police to put more officers in cars to catch offenders.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Drink drivers are getting away with breaking the law because police are having to drive them up to an hour and 45 minutes to the nearest custody cells, it has been warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th August 2019
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‘A pilot who turned up for a flight to the US while still over the limit after a “rum nightcap” has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 8th may 2019
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‘A man who drove the wrong way down a motorway while more than three times the drink-drive limit has been jailed.’
BBC News, 11th February 2019
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‘A taxi driver who consumed a “shocking” amount of alcohol before getting behind the wheel of his cab has been jailed.’
The Independent, 16th January 2019
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‘A man has been banned from driving for 24 months after being caught speeding at more than 140mph while over the drink-drive limit.’
BBC News, 30th August 2018
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‘A woman who killed her fiance and six-year-old daughter when she crashed her car while almost double the drink-driving limit has been jailed for two years.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drink driver escaped jail despite four convictions in three years after she blamed her behaviour on an abortion and a dyslexia diagnosis.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2018
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‘The High Court has dismissed a bid to reconsider a judicial review decision, highlighting jurisdictional differences between criminal and civil proceedings.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ministers are considering lowering the drink-driving limit in England and Wales to the tougher level set by Scotland.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Former professional footballer caught drink-driving with his four-year-old daughter in the car, and convicted of child cruelty, overturns deportation because of his relationship with his child.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who led drinking and driving awareness courses for more than 20 years has been sentenced for committing the offence herself.’
Full story
BBC News, 17th March 2015
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‘A pilot who flew an executive jet from Spain while hungover after a three-day drinking binge has been jailed for nine months.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A hovercraft pilot who transported passengers across the Solent while nearly three times the legal alcohol limit has been jailed for eight months.’
Full story
BBC News, 10th October 2014
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‘Tough new rules on drink-driving are expected to be proposed to Parliament on Monday that would bring the UK in line with Europe on the issue.’
The Independent, 10th August 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who fatally struck a cyclist while driving under the influence has been jailed for seven years.’
The Independent, 12th July 2014
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“As new figures show the number of people killed in drink-driving crashes rose by 17%, the BBC has discovered that thousands of drink-drivers are repeat offenders.”
BBC News, 27th September 2013
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“A drink driver who crashed his car at 100mph has avoided jail after telling a court he was sleepwalking.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2013
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“A drink-driver who killed a woman when he drove the wrong way along a motorway has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 13th November 2012
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“Anna Parker, 50, the wife of actor Nathaniel Parker who plays Inspector Lynley in the BBC crime drama series, was cleared by a judge who told her she had ‘got away with it’ because she had faced the wrong charge.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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