Gloucestershire Police's Mounted Unit stop drink-driver

Two police officers on horses brought an alleged drink driver to a halt after responding to a call from a concerned motorist.

The member of the public called the police after seeing what looked like a fellow motorist drinking a can of cider behind the wheel in Gloucester.

The two officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Mounted Unit responded quickly to surround the vehicle whilst it drove down Great Western Road.

Already getting into action was the Mounted Unit's latest recruit Police Horse Kingsholm, appropriately named after the Gloucester Rugby stadium.

The body worn footage was released as part of the Gloucestershire Constabulary's summer anti-drink and drug driving campaign which started on Monday.

The campaign wants to teach drivers of the dangers and penalties they could face by getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol or drugs as well as catching those committing offences.

Inspector Sarah Blake, who leads the Mounted Unit, said: "The vehicle was being driven in a very busy area, putting the public at risk.

"PCs Hastings and Walker utilised their mounted skills and worked as a team to ensure the vehicle was stopped quickly and the driver could not cause any harm to the public.

"Police Horse Kingsholm, being ridden by PC Walker, is our newest horse to the team and both him and PH Prestbury acted as instructed by their officers helping bring the incident to a swift conclusion."

The man had been travelling to the hospital to seek medical attention, he therefore was not arrested at the time yet police say "the matter will be dealt with in due course."