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28/03/2014
Corrie Actress Arrested For Drink Driving
Coronation Street actress Barbara Knox has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
The 80-year-old, who plays Rita Tanner on the soap, was detained after arriving at a police station to meet her daughter, who had also been arrested for the same offence.
A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said: "Police stopped a car in Hollow Lane, Knutsford, and a 56-year-old woman from Gloucestershire was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
"An 80-year-old woman from Knutsford arrived at Knutsford police station and was also arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
"She was bailed pending further inquiries."
(CVS/CD)
The 80-year-old, who plays Rita Tanner on the soap, was detained after arriving at a police station to meet her daughter, who had also been arrested for the same offence.
A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said: "Police stopped a car in Hollow Lane, Knutsford, and a 56-year-old woman from Gloucestershire was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
"An 80-year-old woman from Knutsford arrived at Knutsford police station and was also arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
"She was bailed pending further inquiries."
(CVS/CD)
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