Drink driver claims ‘sun blinded him’ after crashing off road in Derbyshire
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Officers from Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit took to Twitter on Saturday night (July 9) to share details of the incident.
The man told police he'd been temporarily blinded by the sun and as a result had careered off the road in South Normanton.
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Hide AdBut a breath test later revealed he was significantly over the legal limit for drink driving, which currently stands at 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath.
He was subsequently arrested and taken to police custody before being charged with drink driving.
Posting pictures of the crash on Twitter, Derbyshire RPU said: “South Normanton. Claims the sun blinded him on approach to the new roundabout.
“Nowt to do with blowing 154 at roadside. 151 in custody. Thankfully no injuries...or worse. #HorrendousReading #Charged.”