Boozed-up driver arrested after crashing into lamp post in Chesterfield

In a tweet, Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit said a Mercedes driver ‘wrong sided a keep left bollard, crashed into a lamp post and lost control’ at the A619 and Brimington Road junction.

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The tweet added: “How does this happen? Over twice the drink drive limit will do it. Arrested, to be charged when sober.”

No further information was available about the incident at the time of publication.

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