Alcohol In The News
24 August 2010
Without consuming any alcoholic beverages, he submitted himself to repeated breath testing after eating various different types of food. His findings were absolutely startling More...
14 April 2010
Sue Cleaver Coronation Street actress,has been banned from driving for 17 months after she was caught nearly twice over the legal drink-drive limit. More...
17 October 2008
Shiona Lindsay, 47, a senior banking manager, was given a four month jail term and a five year driving ban for drink driving and also driving whilst disqualified. More...
11 October 2008
Suffolk has a new public access system and this enable offenders to see themselves on line. Using a pin number people can log on and see all of the information including the photographs, location details etc. It is expected that this system will cut down on delays and paperwork. More...
11th October 2008
Kev Seed, a radio disc jockey for Radio City in Liverpool, says he has learned his lesson after being stopped on the M6. He was found to be 1 and a half times the legal limit although he had had his last drink 13 hours before getting into his car and driving. More...
Luke McCormick, 25, who was a former goal keeper for Plymouth Argyll has been sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison for causing the deaths of Arron and Luke Peak aged 10 and 8 years, whilst driving on the M6 under the influence of alcohol. More...
Children who are introduced to alcohol at an early age are more likely to become addicted in later life. When under 15 a young persons brain is very likely to link drinking with pleasure. Most children have tasted alcohol by the age of 7 according to new research. More...
Sunday 28th September 2008
Catherine Clark drove to her husbands aid at the Police Station whilst 4 times over the limit!! The 56 year old woman was breathalysed after arriving at the Station very obviously the worse for drink and gave a reading of 143mg. The leagal limit is 35mg. More...
A woman suspected of drink drivind killed a 15 month old baby after she mounted the pavement, dragging him under her car. The woman was believed to be trying to avoid having her car being towed away for no tax and insurance. More...
A Wiltshire Pub has been asked to remove its sgns from the roadside and this has sparked fears that this could start a precedent. The Highways Agency have backed Wiltshire County Council to block signs that point drivers towards pubs. More...
Reaction times whilst texting are shown to be 35% slower compared with 12% whilst at the legal limit for alcohol or 21% when influenced by Cannabis making it the most dangerous of the three. More...
A Kinawley, Fermanagh man who has 7 previous convictions for drink-driving and 3 further convictions for disqualified driving has been sent to prison for to a total of six months and additionally disqualified from driving for a total of ten years. More...
Researchers from the University of the West of England looked at 1,200 hours of broadcasts across six BBC and commercial stations. Of all of the comments regarding drinking alcohol only 50% encouraged but when only the presenters were looked at 73% of the comments encouraged drinking. More...
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association's Know Your Drinks campaign has issued posters outlining alcohol content to over 12,000 shops. More...
The worst drink driving offenders will soon have to go into REHAB and pass a MEDICAL in order to prove they have stopped drinking alcohol. More...
A 20-year-old man riding a lawnmower faced drink-driving charges on Wednesday after being involved in a low-speed chase with police across several people's gardens. More...
Three people have been killed in a head on crash, the son of two of the victims has pleaded with the public not to drink and drive. Sarah Cassell was driving the wrong way on the A38 when she hit Allan and Susan Cowlings' car head on. She was found to be nearly 3 times over the legal limit an inquest was told. More...
A coach was overturned and 25 people injured due to the driver being drunk at the wheel. The driver from Halesowen lost control on a bend causing the coach to hit a kerb, fly into the air and roll before hitting a lamp post and a tree. More...
A six-year-old girl was left to die after being sent flying throught the air by a drunk driver who then ran away. Ross Robinson was jailed for 9 years and banned from driving for 10 years after admitting causing the death of the Demi Leigh Royle by dangerous driving. More...
Over 300 motorists were targeted and caught speeding on the road to Rock Ness on their way to the Festival. This is slightly down on last year when a total of 500 drivers were issued with speeding tickets resulting in 3 points and a £60 fine. More...
A 37 year old woman arrested in February having been driving with her 4 children in the car was more than 3 times over the legal drink drive limit. She could face up to 20 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to child neglect, driving whilst over the limit and refusing to take a breath test. More...
A father of 4 who is tired of the constant drunken violence in local towns has suggested that people be made to take a breathalyser test before going into pubs and clubs and that if they are over a certain limit that they should be refused entry More...
A 43 year old Mum was branded "beyond belief" after she was arrested twice in 3 weeks for drunk driving More...
A 54-year-old man has received a 3 year driving ban for one of the worst drink driving incidents so early in the morning ever seen by police. Patrick Hanratty however is terminally ill with Cirrhosis of the liver. More...
In an attempt to combat the very high number of road deaths and injuries Italy is now seizing cars from anyone caught driving after taking alcohol or drugs. More...
Young people in Caithness are to be offered the chance to attend a new event which is both safe and sociable. The Blue Light Disco, a relatively new concept, will be launched in June 08. More...
It will be the first time official advice has suggested an age and amount that children can drink safely. Other parts of the plan - such as prosecuting parents who allow children to drink in public – were also released. More...
Hospital admissions linked to alcohol consumption have more than doubled in England since 1995. More...
It seems that the message is finally through that to get behind the wheel and drive whilst under the influence of alcohol is unacceptable and the numbers of those committing this offence has nearly halved in the last ten years. More...
Shaun Marshall of Westerhope, Newcastle "forgot" his baby, leaving her in her buggy when he was three times over the limit. The 27 year old who had drunk "a skinful" the previous night, drove off with his two other children. More...
Nick Freeman is now the top Lawyer for celebrities looking to get out of motoring charges. His latest client is Freddie Flintoff. He often gets his clients off on technicalities. More...
Scottish hospitals are reporting seeing children as young as 8 years with health problems directly related to alcohol. In a study lasting 5 weeks 633 children were seen in A&E after binge drinking alcohol. More...
The High Court yesterday overturned a drink driving conviction after the judges ruled that police were wrong to decide that because Ryan Neil had burped at them this had made his breath test unreliable. It was also ruled that the Police should not have taken a blood sample after the breathalyser test. This result could have consequences for other drink driving cases. More...
Alan Brazil a former striker for Ipswich Town, Manchester United and Tottenham was found guilty of drink driving last Wednesday. Sudbury Magistrates found him guilty and he was given a 20 month driving ban More...
A woman who was found behind the wheel whilst 5 times over the legal limit has been told that she may be given a prison sentence. Jane Sully, 28, of Swindon was driving her Peugeot to work when she swerved it across the road in what was described as ‘slow motion' and into a ditch. More...
Monday April 21 2008
A poll of AA members has revealed that most people think that the current drink drive limit should be lowered to less than 1 pint. This would bring us in line with Europe. It is thought that this may further encourage the Government to take action. They are already considering whether to bring in random breath tests at the end of the year. More...
Thursday 10th April 2008
A new initiative is starting in Tiverton with teenagers being breath tested before they can enter an under 18's disco in a bid to curb under age drinking. In one instance a young person was attempting to enter the club and proved to be 1 ½ times over the drink drive limit. More...
Wednesday 9th April 2008
One of the top travel firms, Ellisons Travel Service are fitting a new alcohol activated immobiliser to their fleet of vehicles in a bid to prevent any drivers going out on the road whilst under the influence, thus being seen to value their customers and to take their safety issues very seriously. More...
Thursday 27th March 2008
Breath-testing seems to be becoming the in thing as a deterrent to young people drinking under age. Derbyshire Police are the latest to start breath-testing teenagers to see if they have been drinking or even if they have hidden their alcohol inside soft drink containers. More...
Drunk teenagers are to be breathalysed if they are caught out on the streets by Police. This move is disigned to bring to check the large number of youngsters hanging around drinking in the parks and the streets. More...
A man has been caught drink driving after being seen staggering to pay for his fuel in a garage and the Police were called. He was found to be 6 times over the limit and gave a second reading of 220 mg which is as high as the breathalyser can measure. More...
The NHS adviser (NICE), The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has advised that women should not drink any alcohol during pregnancy More...
Friday 14th March 2008
Medical schools are set to teach their young Doctors how to spot the signs that a patient maybe drinking too much. It is expected that in 3 years all Medical schools will have this training as standard. More...
Mark Lewis, 47, lost his licence for 20 months after giving a breathalyser reading of 71mg. Mr Lewis was pulled over at 8.30am and the Police thought he seemed drugged as they could detect no smell of alcohol, but he subsequently proved to be nearly twice over the limit following a Jack Daniels binge the evening before. More...
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