Drink driver who crashed into school gates in Cambridge banned
Officers were called to the school in February
Last updated 22nd Apr 2025
A man who crashed into a school gate has been disqualified from driving for two years.
Jomon Joseph, 35, drove into the gates at Netherhall School in Cambridge at 11.15pm on 22nd February.
Officers arrived after receiving a call from the school and found Joseph next to his car inside the school grounds of the school.
He appeared to have been drinking and blew 171 at the roadside.
Joseph, of Dean Court, Cambridge, pleaded guilty to drink driving and having no insurance or licence at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (10 April). He was banned from driving for 24 months and ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work.
PC Megan Larkin, who investigated said: “Getting behind the wheel whilst drunk puts yourself, other road users and members of the public at risk.”