Drink driver found nearly five times over limit on M6 near Lancaster

A driver was found to be nearly five times over the drink drive limit when officers stopped a vehicle on the M6 near Lancaster last night.

Lancashire Road Police pulled the vehicle over on the northbound carriageway.

The driver blew a reading of 170 Micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath at the roadside.

The legal limit is 35.

The driver was taken into custody, where they recorded a reading of 140.

It’s thought the driver was attempting to travel back to Inverness in Scotland when they were pulled over by police.

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