Derbyshire motorist disqualified for nearly two years after driving drunk past police with a missing tyre

A Derbyshire motorist who was driving his car while drunk – with the vehicle missing one of its tyres – was disqualified for nearly two years.
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On March 17, the Derbyshire Road Crime Unit reported that they had attended an incident in Creswell.

They tweeted: “Vehicle missing a front tyre unsurprisingly caught our attention scraping down the road. Male driver is a provisional licence holder, unsupervised and smelt strongly of alcohol.

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“Blows 121 roadside and is duly arrested. Vehicle seized and male to be charged when sober.”

Police stopped Weaver when they noticed his car was missing a front tyre.Police stopped Weaver when they noticed his car was missing a front tyre.
Police stopped Weaver when they noticed his car was missing a front tyre.

Following the stop, Brandan Weaver, 27, of King Street in Creswell was charged with three offences – driving with excess alcohol, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

Today, the DCRU tweeted an update on the case. It read: “Brandan Weaver of King Street, Creswell was disqualified from driving for 22 months.”

He also received a £200 fine, and had to pay £85 costs and a £34 victim surcharge.