Police carried out a roadside breath test and found the driver was almost four times over the limit
A DRUNK driver has been arrested for being almost four times over the limit.
The motorist’s vehicle broke down on Watkinson Way in Widnes on Monday.
Cheshire Police Roads and Crime Unit asked him to take a drink drive test.
The driver was disqualified from driving after a roadside breath test gave a measurement of 131.
The motorist was detained in custody overnight and will be interviewed today.
Earlier RCU arrested a driver in Widnes who had been detained by the public after breaking down on Watkinson Way. Driver was disqualified from driving and blew 131 on the roadside breath test. Nearly 4x the legal limit. Custody bed for the night and to interview in the morning pic.twitter.com/xwaFfyipEw
— Widnes Police (@PoliceWidnes) November 16, 2021
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