Drink-driver involved in Portadown crash was four-and-a-half times over legal alcohol limit, said PSNI
Police have highlighted the dangers of drink-driving after a person involved in a crash in Portadown was found to be four-and-a-half times over the legal limit.
When officers responded to a report of a traffic collision on Bridge Street in Portadown on Tuesday afternoon, they found that a grey Mercedes had driven into the side of a car transporter lorry, before crashing into the kerb.
"The driver initially made off from the scene, however was located a short distance away,” a police spokesperson said.
"A roadside breath test was carried out with the driver, which they subsequently failed. They were then arrested for driving with excess alcohol in breath, and failing to stop, remain and report a road traffic collision.
"The driver was conveyed to custody and blew an evidential reading of 157. The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 ml of breath. This is 4.5 times the legal limit,” added the spokesperson.
"The message to all drivers on our roads is very clear, never ever drink and drive. Are you willing to live with the consequences?”