‘Sleepy’ driver found to be more than twice the drink drive limit on the A64

Police have thanked a member of the public who helped take a dangerous driver off the road.

They stopped a roads policing officer on the A64 to report seeing a driver they thought was falling asleep at the wheel.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We were able to quickly locate the woman whose vehicle was damaged and who did appear very sleepy.

“On undertaking a roadside breath test, we determined she was over the drink drive limit and she was arrested for drink driving.

“Once in custody, a breath test showed a reading of 87/100mg of breath which is more than double the legal limit.

“We’d like to thank the quick-thinking member of the public who alerted us to the woman as they have no doubt helped prevent a potentially serious collision.”

Officers would like to track down the member of the public who made the initial report so that they can thank them.

If that was you, you can get in touch by emailing [email protected] or call 101 and quoting the reference number 12220176252.