Driver stopped near Preston at 6am this morning was twice the legal drink drive limit

Lancashire Police stopped a driver on the motorway near Preston at 6am this morning who was found to be more than twice the drink drive limit.

The driver, who was stopped on the M6, provided a positive screening of 78 at the roadside and 56 in custody as an evidential sample , and was charged with drink driving.

A drink driver was stopped on the motorway near Prestonplaceholder image
A drink driver was stopped on the motorway near Preston

The UK's legal limit is 35 (micrograms per 100 millimetres of breath).

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