News - Drink Driving

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...

If you have been stopped, breathalysed and found to be driving under the influence of alcohol, you are committing a drink driving offence. This can attract severe penalties that can have a massive impact on your life. In some circumstances, Read more...

Nahidur Rahman, of Park Walk, Chester, has pleaded not guilty to one count of drink driving. It is alleged that on 2nd February 2025, 27-year-old Rahman was driving a car in St. John Street while under the influence of alcohol. Read more...

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is working with local partners in the implementation of its ambitious road safety initiative, called the ‘Vision Zero Strategy’. The aim of the project is to eradicate all fatalities and serious injuries on the county’s Read more...

The latest police data on drink driving offences has been made available to the public following a Freedom of Information Request. The worrying statistics show that driving while under the influence of alcohol is still a serious issue on UK Read more...

Govt introduces life sentence for causing death by dangerous driving and death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink/drugs? Having received royal assent in May this year, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSC) from the Read more...

Any company or organisation can have the best employment and safety policies in the world, but will employees follow them? It really depends on the culture, supported by effective communications and training, because people generally tend to follow policies in Read more...