News - Drink Driving

Evesham man Mariusz Kosinski has been given a jail sentence of over 10 years for causing death by dangerous driving. At the sentencing, held on February 13 in Worcester Crown Court, Kosinski’s driving was described as having been erratic and Read more...

The government recently announced proposed changes to drink and drug driving laws in the UK. This news comes against a backdrop of statistics that show that in road traffic accidents in 2023, alcohol and drugs were detected in 20% and Read more...

Former Wiltshire PC Ted Andrews resigned from the force on Friday, January 2, following a conviction for drink driving. A police disciplinary hearing held at Wiltshire Police Headquarters on Monday, January 5 found that Andrews had breached the Standards of Read more...

If you are facing court for a drink-driving offence, you might feel overwhelmed. Dealing with the criminal justice system is an unfamiliar experience for many people, and it’s only natural to be uncertain about what will happen and what the Read more...

On January 7th, the UK government launched a comprehensive new Road Safety Strategy for England and Wales. The strategy, which seeks to cut deaths and serious injuries by 65% by 2035 (70% for children under 16), focuses on the continuing Read more...

On the night of September 30, 2023, 17-year-old Benjamin Worrall was killed and his friend Nathan Fountain seriously injured when a Range Rover collided with their motorcycles near Rowton Castle in Shropshire. The driver of the Range Rover, Danny Francis, Read more...

A vicar based in Lincolnshire has been banned from driving for two years following a conviction for drink driving. Rev. Sion Hughes Carew, 40, an expert in canon law, had previously worked at Church House in Westminster in the Church Read more...

A 25-year-old man from Leeds has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving. On August 1, 2021, special needs teacher Linda Stockdale, 65, was travelling home to Tunstall after babysitting her Read more...

33-year-old Curton Bolton has been fined and given a drink-driving ban after pleading guilty to drink driving. On July 26, he was questioned by police at a petrol pump after they had observed his erratic driving on the A590 near Read more...

A recent road collision in Hartlepool involving a drink driver has led to the tragic death of a celebrated police dog. On August 18, 33-year-old Brian McLoughlin pleaded guilty to drink driving at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, having been apprehended by Read more...

Jade Devine of Flimby, Cumbria has been given a substantial jail sentence after killing two pedestrians while driving under the influence of alcohol. Bethanie Clark and David Muir were both killed in the collision, which occurred on May 15th, 2022, Read more...

Even after one small alcoholic drink, it can be very difficult to know whether you are within the legal limits prescribed by UK law. Different people process alcohol differently, and two people consuming the same drink may have distinctly different Read more...