Drunk Derbyshire driver arrested after speeding past police while almost three times over the limit

Police arrested a Derbyshire driver after they were found to be nearly three times over the limit.
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In the early hours of Wednesday, May 4, the Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit encountered a speeding driver in Creswell.

A DRPU spokesperson said the driver had come “flying past in the opposite direction”, and then increased their speed further when officers turned around to follow them.

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Officers eventually stopped the vehicle and found that the driver was nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit. The offender was subsequently arrested.