Driver in Haverhill charged with drink-driving after blowing 80 on breathalyser

ash.jones@iliffepublishing.co.uk

Published: 11:52, 04 September 2022

| Updated: 11:56, 04 September 2022

A driver in Haverhill has been charged with drink driving after blowing over 80 on a breathalyser.

They were reversing into a garage when the police stopped them.

Haverhill Police revealed the driver had no licence and no insurance and charged them accordingly.

#NRT3 Finished the #NightShift off this morning out on patrol in #Haverhill when they witnessed a driver reverse into a garage

Driver stopped and driver who had no license or insurance blew 80 at the roadside and 72 in custody 🍻

Driver charged for court

#51 #158 #NotWorthIt pic.twitter.com/z8DyQZHjWR
— Haverhill Police (@PoliceHaverhill) September 3, 2022

The driver later blew 72 on a breathalyser once in custody.

According to drinkdriving.org, blowing an 80 puts can lead to a 17-22 month driving ban and put the driver in Band C for fines - around 150% of weekly income.

Haverhill Ash Jones