Woman arrested for drink driving and child neglect after speeding on the M55 with a 10 month old in the car

A woman has been arrested after speeding through the roadworks on the M55, with a baby in her car, whilst under the influence of alcohol.
By Aimee Seddon
Published 28th Nov 2022, 07:36 GMT
Updated 28th Nov 2022, 07:36 GMT
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Lancashire Road Police stopped the speeding vehicle in the early hours of Monday morning (November 28) and the female driver provided a roadside sample nearly twice the legal alcohol limit.

Taking to Twitter at 5.49 am, police said: “Worryingly a 10 mth child was in the car with her

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“Child taken to a safe place with a family member after consulting with Social services.”

A woman has been arrested for speeding on the M55, whilst double the drink limit, with a 10 month old in the car.A woman has been arrested for speeding on the M55, whilst double the drink limit, with a 10 month old in the car.
A woman has been arrested for speeding on the M55, whilst double the drink limit, with a 10 month old in the car.

At 7.03 am, Lancashire Road Police confirmed that the woman had been arrested for drink drive and child neglect. She had also failed to provide an evidential sample in custody and awaits interview in the morning.

Replying to the tweets, one user wrote: “No words.”