Drunk-driver arrested after crashing car while twice over the limit on busy A-road near M1

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A drunk driver was taken into custody after colliding with a crash barrier on a major A-road.

The man was arrested after Derbyshire Police’s armed response unit was called to reports of a road traffic collision on the A617 between Mansfield and Chesterfield.

The driver had crashed into a roadside barrier on the busy route, at Heath, close to Junction 29 of the M1 at Doe Lea.

In a tweet, a DARU spokesperson said: “He also failed a roadside breath test with a reading of twice the limit. Why risk people’s lives? One in custody, vehicle recovered.”

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