#drink-driving

#drink-driving

CCTV footage shows the moment a drink-driver crashed his car into a Nottingham city landmark. Melvin Mugambe, 20, swerved into the corner of the Guildhall building on 4 December at 4am. Nobody was injured in the crash. Significant damage was caused to the car. No structural damage was caused to the Grade II-listed building. After being checked over by paramedics, he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving when a breathalyser test recorded 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, way over the legal limit.

The Victorian premier on Friday revealed her husband, Yorick Piper, was intercepted for a random breath test in Bendigo on his way to buy some groceries just before 9am on Thursday morning. He had been involved in a minor collision at an intersection shortly before the test. There had been that minor back-end collision a fender bender when the cars came to a stop at the intersection.

Car insurance experts at Quotezone.co.uk conducted a survey which shows the majority of British drivers would welcome these changes, revealing strong public support for in-car safety technology aimed at tackling dangerous driving. An overwhelming 62% of the 1000 Brits surveyed believe breathalysers in vehicles would significantly reduce drink-driving incidents. The in-car breathalyser would require drivers to provide a breath sample before the engine will start, helping to prevent drink-driving incidents.

Judge Sam Goozee emphasized to Murphy during sentencing that he was fortunate that neither he, his passenger, nor the public sustained injuries due to his reckless behavior.

Lillie's family is campaigning for 'Lillie's Law,' which seeks to impose immediate suspensions and lifetime bans on drink-drivers who cause injury or death.

In France, drivers start with points deduction on their licence, beginning with six points for new drivers, which increases for safe driving until a maximum of 12 is reached.