Brave drivers risked their lives to form rolling road block to stop Derbyshire drink-drive trucker

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police Operational Support said: “Worried motorists on the M1 in Derbyshire contacted us as it was seen weaving across all four lanes of the network. It was so dangerous, they implemented their own rolling block behind it to try and prevent a serious collision.

“Working with our Derbyshire colleagues, it was stopped near to Meadowhall in lane 4 and the driver provided a roadside breath sample of nearly three times the legal limit, going on to refuse to provide a sample in custody

“Some members of the public (fans of Police Interceptors no doubt) so concerned formed their own rolling road block until SYP’s finest could arrive to take over,” they said.

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“The driver blew a whopping 90 at the roadside and was taken to custody where he failed to provide a specimen of breath.

“We can now report that the magistrate sentenced the driver to 10 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months and a 28-month ban from driving.

“Whilst we would never encourage members of the public to create their own rolling road block due to the risks involved, many thanks to all that were involved, from those acting as an RPG (Roads Policing Group) officer for a few minutes to those that called and provided video.”

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