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Andrew Broadhurst was filmed by a concerned motorist repeatedly weaving across the road and narrowly missing oncoming vehicles. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. A man caught behind the wheel almost 16 times over the legal drug-drive limit had earlier got back in his van and continued driving after testing positive for drugs, a court has heard. Andrew Broadhurst was filmed repeatedly weaving across the road and narrowly missing oncoming traffic just hours after he had been been pulled over, tested...

A BRITISH man was banned from driving for three years after getting behind the wheel of a pink toy Barbie car when drunk. Paul Hutton, 40, leaped into the seat of the tiny electric car, which has a top speed of just over 6km/h, when he was over the UK legal limit, The Sun reports. But a police patrol car spotted Hutton crammed behind the steering wheel crawling along the road near his home in Essex, southeastern England, and pulled him over. Hutton admitted being a "complete twit" after he ended up in front of Colchester Magistrates' Court, in Essex,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A new Tennessee law is enlisting the power of shame to discourage drunken driving — even though law enforcement, the governor and various experts are calling it an expensive and bad idea. Starting Jan. 1, convicted drunken drivers are required to do 24 hours of roadside cleanup while wearing orange vests emblazoned with the phrase "I am a Drunk Driver." The new law is aimed at first-time offenders, says one of its sponsors, state Rep. Charles Curtiss. "You cause them to go out and pick up trash in front of their friends and neighbors, the embarrassment is...

  NOD GUILTY Mar 18 2005   Sleepwalking pub landlord who smashed up his BMW is cleared of drink-driving By Lila Allen   A PUB landlord who crashed his car while three times the alcohol limit was cleared of drink-driving - because he could prove he is a sleepwalker. Matthew Sadler was tracked down by police after his mangled £18,000 BMW was found in undergrowth next to a busy road. The convertible had run into a lamppost and debris littered the highway. Blood on the driver and passenger seats sparked a police helicopter and dog hunt for the driver....

A 12-year-old girl was found to be nearly twice the drink-drive limit when she was caught behind the wheel of a car in Wiltshire, it has emerged. Police say the youngster, from Berkshire, was visiting relatives in Swindon on Christmas Day when she took the Vauxhall Corsa for a drive. The girl, now 13, has pleaded guilty to four offences including driving with excess alcohol. She will appear at Newbury Youth Court on 31 January for sentencing. A Crown Prosecution Service spokeswoman said the girl, believed to be one of the youngest people to be charged with drink-driving in the...