Drink-driving crackdown snares 565 motorists over festive period
More than 500 people were caught drink or drug-driving by police over the festive period, including one driver found to be almost seven times over the legal limit.
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Local motorist who was seven times above alcohol limit wears pyjamas in court
A 48-year-old woman appeared in court in her pyjamas and admitted she had been driving while she was nearly seven times over the limit.
New drink-drive limit in Scotland ‘has not reduced road accidents’
The reduced drink-drive limit in Scotland has had no impact on cutting road accidents, a new study has found.
‘Devastating’ consequences of drink-driving highlighted in festive campaign
Motorists are being warned not to risk drink-driving as authorities launch a festive crackdown on the crime.
Drink driver and new girlfriend died in road collision after date, court hears
A drunk driver killed himself and his new girlfriend in a “catastrophic” motorway crash after he drank almost two bottles of wine during their date, a court has heard.
Local man asks sheriff to give him lifetime road ban after being caught drink driving for fourth time
A local man who was caught drink-driving for a fourth time urged a sheriff to impose a lifetime road ban.
Dundee man stole car from local home and drove off when three times over drink drive limit
A Dundee man has admitted stealing property and a car from a local home and driving it off - despite being over the drink-drive limit.
Drink driver caught in Dundee after ex alerted police the morning after booze session
A man who admitted driving while three times the limit was reported to police by his ex-girlfriend.
Dundee man who was unfit to drive found with knife in car
A man who drove his car while unfit through drink or drugs also had a knife in his car when he was stopped by police.
Dundee drink-driver caught six-times over limit breached community payback
A man who drove while more than six times the alcohol limit had sentence deferred at Dundee Sheriff Court until September 3 for a restriction of liberty order assessment.
Fine and ban for drink driver caught in Dundee
A Muirhead man has been fined and disqualified from the road after he admitted driving while more than three times over the alcohol limit.
Dundee driver banned from road after consuming alcohol the night before he was caught
A man has been fined and banned from driving after admitting a drink-driving charge.
Drink-driver lashed out at police officers on Dundee street
A man who drove while twice over the alcohol limit, and made homophobic remarks to police officers while resisting arrest, had sentence deferred until next month, at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Yorkshire worker admits third drink-driving offence in Dundee
A heating engineer from Yorkshire who is working in Dundee had sentence deferred for reports after admitting his third drink-driving offence.
‘No more chances’ for Dundee drink-driver who is sent to jail
A drink-driver who failed to comply with his community payback order has been jailed for four months.
Dundee man, 29, jailed for ELEVENTH motoring offence
A man has been jailed and banned from driving for seven years after admitting his 11th motoring offence at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Dundee man avoids jail after being caught drink-driving for the SEVENTH time
A man convicted of drink-driving for the seventh time has been spared a prison sentence after a sheriff told him he couldn’t jail him for long enough.
Drink-driver threatened to rape Dundee police officer and her family
A drink-driver who told a police officer he was going to rape her and her family after he was caught over the limit has been disqualified from driving and fined.
Road ban for Dundee woman found nearly six times over drink drive limit
A woman who drove her car while almost six times the alcohol limit was placed on a community payback order under supervision for 20 months.
Dundee joiner who drove while six times alcohol limit was ‘afraid his tools would be stolen’
A joiner who drove his van while almost six times the limit because he was afraid his tools would be stolen has been fined and banned.