Drunk driver arrested – after speeding over 80mph in a 30mph zone in Derbyshire town

By Wiktoria Wrzyszcz
Published 17th Apr 2024, 13:38 BST
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Officers from Matlock SNT stopped a drunk driver in Wirksworth after he was caught speeding.

Mobile patrols took officers from Matlock SNT towards the Black Rocks area, when a vehicle sped off by police car.

Officers followed the driver into Wirksworth – and he was clocked speeding over 80mph in a 30mph zone.

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When stopped, the driver admitted he had drunk alcohol earlier the same evening. He failed a roadside breath test and was arrested.

In custody, he blew 55 and was charged and bailed to court at the beginning of May.