A drunk driver has been caught driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street in Brighton at night without his lights on.
He was one of the latest DUIs to be convicted, he told police when he was stopped.
Sussex Police said:
“Last month, officers conducted law enforcement patrols and checks as part of a nationwide campaign called Operation Limits.
“A total of 233 drivers were arrested, and in line with previous campaigns, those who were convicted and disqualified for crimes to raise awareness and discourage others from getting drunk and behind the wheel. Nominated.
“Meanwhile, our public campaign ‘Drunk Driving: Stop Together’ continues to emphasize the need to prevent, persuade and call the police against drunk drivers. ”
Highway Police Superintendent Rachel Glenton said:
“We patrol county roads 24/7. These results show that we can’t be everywhere, but we can be anywhere.”
Aaron Botting was pulled over while driving his Land Rover on Church Street in Brighton at 11:35pm on Friday 2nd December.
He was driving the wrong way on a one-way street without his headlights on.
At the scene, he admitted to officers that he had consumed “several shandys” and they could smell alcohol from his breath.
Botting, 35, a construction worker at Ash Close in Eastbourne, tested positive for 58 micrograms of alcohol per 100 milliliters (ml) of breath while in custody. The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of exhaled breath.
On Thursday 22 December, in Brighton Magistrate’s Court, he pleaded guilty to driving above the stipulated drinking limit and was disqualified from driving for one year. He was also ordered to pay a fine of £120, costs of £85 and a surcharge of £48.
Also on Friday, December 2, an off-duty police officer witnessed a runaway Mini Cooper in Brighton.
The driver, Conrad Eckersley, stopped at Westfield Close in Brighton and the police on duty arrived.
Eckersley tested positive in a roadside breath test for 59 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. During his custody, he was unable to provide a sample of his breath.
A 53-year-old nurse from Woodbourne Avenue in Brighton has been charged with failing to provide breath samples for analysis and pleaded guilty in Brighton Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 22 December.
Eckersley was disqualified for one year and ordered to pay a fine of £450, costs of £85 and a surcharge of £180.