Driver 'on the ale' crashes into central reservation on M1 in Derbyshire

A Volkswagen Polo being driven by someone ‘on the ale’ collided with the central reservation on the M1 in Derbyshire.
By Michael Broomhead
Published 7th Oct 2021, 09:15 BST
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Officers received reports of the car being driven badly before finding it ‘stopped dead’ on the motorway after hitting the barrier.

In a tweet at around 3am on Thursday, Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit said: “M1. Call about this Polo driving badly.

“Then another call about it stopping dead in lane one after challenging the central reservation to a duel.

“Driver on the ale. Arrested and charged to court.”