Drink driver claims ‘sun blinded him’ after crashing off road

A man found to be more than four times the legal drink-drive limit blamed the low sun after crashing off the road.
By Alana Roberts
Published 17th Jul 2022, 11:03 BST
Updated 18th Jul 2022, 07:46 BST
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Officers from Derbyshire Police’s roads policing unit took to Twitter to share details of the incident.

The man told police he had been temporarily blinded by the sun and as a result had careered off the road in South Normanton.

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But a breath test later revealed he was significantly over the legal limit for drink-driving of 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.

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Derbyshire RPU shared pictures of the crash in South Normanton on Saturday (pictures: Derbyshire RPU)Derbyshire RPU shared pictures of the crash in South Normanton on Saturday (pictures: Derbyshire RPU)
Derbyshire RPU shared pictures of the crash in South Normanton on Saturday (pictures: Derbyshire RPU)

He was subsequently arrested and taken to police custody before being charged with drink driving.

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Posting pictures of the crash on Twitter, on July 9, Derbyshire RPU said: “South Normanton. Claims the sun blinded him on approach to the new roundabout.

“Nowt to do with blowing 154 at roadside. 151 in custody. Thankfully no injuries...or worse.”