A man seen driving erratically along the A1 near Peterborough while drunk has avoided prison
The 47-year-old has been banned from driving for almost three years
A man who was seen driving erratically along the A1 near Peterborough while drunk has avoided prison.
47-year-old Jason Blackall of Primrose Hill Drive, Swillington in Leeds was found to be almost four times the legal limit when he was stopped on Old Oundle Road, Wittering on the 2nd October.
At Peterborough Magistrates Court - he was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for a year, after admitting drink driving - and has been banned from driving for almost three years
PC James Sears, who investigated, said: “Blackall was aware that he had committed an offence, repeatedly apologising to the officers and admitting he was drunk.
“Getting behind the wheel while under the influence of drink or drugs has the potential to cause serious harm to both the driver and other road users, and I encourage anyone who has had a drink to arrange alternative transport.”