St Neots Drink Driver Crashed Into Metal Barriers

A drink driver who crashed his Audi S3 into metal barriers in St Neots has been banned from getting behind the wheel.

Clyde King, 25, returned to his vehicle in Market Square at about 1.30am on 29 May when he drove off and almost immediately crashed into a set of metal barriers.

Despite the crash King drove off, with CCTV operators alerting the police.

An officer on patrol in Little Paxton noticed the vehicle, which had significant front-end damage and was smoking heavily.

When King was stopped by the officer he refused to take part in a roadside breath test and was arrested.

He was taken to custody where he completed the test – returning a reading of 67ug of alcohol per 100ml of breath. Nearly double the legal limit.

King, of Samuel Jones Crescent, Little Paxton, admited driving with alcohol levels above the legal limit.

He was banned from driving for 18 months, fined £162 and was ordered to pay £85 towards prosecution costs at Peterborough Magistrates Court

Sergeant Aaron Murphy said: “This collision could have been far worse. Fortunately, King’s Audi and the metal barriers were the only casualties on this occasion.

“Drink driving is completely unacceptable. It significantly increases your chances of being involved in a serious, or even fatal, collision.

“Those who decide to drink drive are putting their lives and those of other innocent people at risk.

“I hope King has learnt his lesson and won’t make the same mistake again.”

More than 460 suspected drink or drug drivers have been arrested in Cambridgeshire so far this year as police warn motorists of the risks of driving under the influence.

Last week a campaign was launched that warned drink or drug driving can destroy lives and it’s not just the driver that’s at risk.