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31/01/2018
Drink Driver Arrested After Car Ends Up On Its Side In Co Down
Police have issued a warning to motorists "never EVER to drink and drive".
Officers have released an image of a car which ended up on its side after a drink driver drove his car sideways, narrowly avoiding a dual carriageway in Co Down.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Our drunken customer is now safely tucked away in a cell for the night after his arrest for numerous road offences.
"This driver is VERY lucky people were not killed or seriously injured."
(CD/LM)
Officers have released an image of a car which ended up on its side after a drink driver drove his car sideways, narrowly avoiding a dual carriageway in Co Down.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Our drunken customer is now safely tucked away in a cell for the night after his arrest for numerous road offences.
"This driver is VERY lucky people were not killed or seriously injured."
(CD/LM)
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