Driver arrested after being found unresponsive by police at Peak District tourist hotspot

A driver was arrested near a Peak District tourist hotspot after officers found him unresponsive inside a vehicle.

A man was arrested this weekend by the Hope Valley Safer Neighbourhood team, following a failed roadside breath test – after being found unresponsive in a vehicle at Rushup Edge.

A team spokesperson said: “While officers were on patrol attempting to deal with the parking issues around the Mam Tor area of Castleton, we were made aware of an unresponsive male sat in a vehicle on Rushup Edge.

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“A 38-year-old male from the Leicestershire area was given a roadside breath test due to circumstances and failed.

“As a result he was arrested and failed again on the evidential machine in police custody.”

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