Harwich drink driver jailed for 12 weeks
He was four times over the legal limit
A lorry drive,r who was four times the drink drive limit as he disembarked at Harwich Port, has been jailed.
Roads Policing Unit officers were alerted to a minor collision inside Harwich Port, involving a lorry driver as he disembarked from a recently arrived ferry at Harwich International Port, on Sunday 11 August.
The Force Control Room was called after suspicions were aroused that the lorry driver was drink driving.
When officers arrived, the driver blew four times the legal limit and was arrested at 7.45am.
Jacek Przybyl, 43, of no fixed abode, was charged with drink driving and remanded into custody to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court the next day, Monday 12 August when he pleaded guilty.
He was jailed for 12 weeks and disqualified from driving for three years.
Adam Pipe, Head of Roads Policing said: "Jacek Przybyl didn’t think of his or other road users’ safety when he got behind the wheel intending to drive hundreds of miles on a major route out of Essex.
"Alcohol stays in your system longer than you think and it affects your decision making and slows your reaction time. I hope that this acts as a warning to anyone who thinks that drink, or drug driving, is an option – it’s not.
"I’d like to thank colleagues at the port for bringing this to our attention so we could ensure that Jacek Przybyl didn’t present a danger on our roads or to any other driver."