Police thank residents after drunk driver arrested

Police have praised members of the public after a drunk driver was apprehended in east Antrim this morning.
One person was arrested.One person was arrested.
One person was arrested.

Detailing the incident, Sgt McIlroy from PSNI Mid and East Antrim said: “We would like to thank the quick thinking members of the public who stopped a drunk driver from getting back behind the wheel.

“Officers were quickly on the scene and made an arrest for driving with excess alcohol!

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“The offending driver provided a lower reading of 104 (legal limit being 35) - that’s nearly three times over the limit and at 8.30am in the morning! This driver will remain in custody until they are sober enough to be interviewed.

“A driving license is a privilege not a right and those who abuse it need taken off our roads. This driver will be going in front of the courts and we hope this will be the outcome.”