A drink driver tumbles to the ground and tells a police officer she ‘can’t get up’ in the shocking new clip from the M1 in South Yorkshire
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Driver ‘unable to walk’ blows six times drink-drive limit
Shocking new footage shows the moment a drink driver tumbles to the ground on a busy motorway after being pulled over by police.
In the clip, the woman can be seen telling a police officer to “shut up” before falling over and telling him she “can’t get up”. Roads policing had attended the scene on the M1 in South Yorkshire on Thursday afternoon after receiving reports of a woman sitting in a car in a live lane.
Immediately upon opening the door, the officer was given suspicion to believe the driver was over the drink-drive limit – and as he helped her out of the vehicle, she became unsteady and unable to walk. The woman, aged 39, later blew six times over the drink-drive limit.
In the video, the police officer can be heard saying “come on”, before the woman replies “give me a sec”. The officer then says “no, come on, we’re in the middle of the motorway pet, come on”. He then radios a colleague and tells them: “we’re in a live lane and I can’t get her off the floor.” While the woman is on the floor, he repeatedly asks her to get up and she replies: “Alright! Shut up.”
The woman is then taken to the back of a police car, where she starts crying. The driver blew 191 on a breathalyser, six times over the legal limit of 35.
She was charged and appeared in Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Friday. The woman pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis, and has since been bailed. She is set to appear in court again on February 17.
South Yorkshire Police released the video of the incident to warn of the dangers of drink driving this Christmas. Temporary Roads Policing Inspector Brandon Brown said: “One in six fatal collisions involves a drink driver. The decision to get behind the wheel after a drink can be devastating. As experienced roads policing officers, we have sadly had to be that person that delivers the devastating news someone’s loved one has died, approaching a house with Christmas lights and cheer brings a greater darkness upon you. We are proactively patrolling the roads and carrying out operations to catch those who increase the risk to other road users and reduce casualties on our roads.
