Moment driver who is so drunk she can’t stand up collapses to the floor ‘in middle of busy motorway’

By RYAN PROSSER[1]

Published: 18:23, 22 December 2024 | Updated: 20:07, 22 December 2024

This is the moment a drunk driver collapsed to the floor in the middle of a busy motorway.

The woman, who was found to be nearly six times the drink drive limit, was so inebriated she was unable to walk to officers without falling over.

She was discovered by police as they attended to a collision on the M1 just before 2pm on Thursday.

Officers opened the door of her car, which had stopped in the middle of an active lane of traffic, when they found her unable to walk and she fell to the floor as they pulled her out of the driving seat.

She was eventually helped to the safety of a police vehicle, where she blew 191 on the breathalyser - well over the limit of 35.

A clip of the incident shows an officer telling the woman, in her 30s: 'We're in the middle of a motorway, pet.'

She is then seen collapsing on the road, before the officer radioes to his colleague for help.

Once she's in the police car, he says to her: 'It's a road traffic incident, and I think you may have had a drink. I'm going to ask you to provide me with a sample of breath.'

A driver who was more than six times the drink drive limit fell over in the middle of the motorway as she was being assisted by police following a collision on the M1

The woman fell to the floor as soon as she was pulled out of the driving seat and was later arrested and charged with dangerous driving

Officers attempting to lift up the drunken driver and take her to safety

He then proceeds to tell her that she had 'blown well over the legal limit'.

The woman was charged and appeared before Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Friday. She was bailed and will now appear before court on February 17, the Sun[2] reported.

Temporary Roads Policing Inspector Brandon Brown from South Yorkshire Police said: 'One in six fatal collisions involves a drink driver.

The decision to get behind the wheel after a drink can be devastating.

'As experienced roads policing officers, we have sadly had to be that person that delivers the devastating news someone's loved one has died, approaching a house with Christmas lights and cheer brings a greater darkness upon you.

'We are proactively patrolling the roads and carrying out operations to catch those who increase the risk to other road users and reduce casualties on our roads.

'We can't be everywhere; everyone has a responsibility.

If you are going out and planning to have a drink, make a plan - and leave the car at home.'

References

1. ^ RYAN PROSSER (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2. ^ Sun (www.thesun.co.uk)
3. ^ South Yorkshire Police (www.dailymail.co.uk)