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Drink-driver arrested after smashing into tree

Joanna TaylorCambridgeshire
News imageCAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE A van with a crane holding up a smashed up car. The van has neon stripes and "J.S. Holmes" and "recovery" on its front and side. The damaged car is black has a crunched front bonnet and heavily cracked window screen. They are on a road with fields and trees on either side. A man in a high-vis coat is facing towards the smashed car. CAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE
Police said the driver was almost three times over the legal alcohol limit

A driver has been arrested after crashing into a tree while being almost three times over the legal alcohol limit.

Police said the driver left Knights End Road in March, Cambridgeshire, at about 12:54 GMT on Saturday before hitting the tree and ricocheting back onto the carriageway.

A police spokesperson said the driver was arrested after officers conducted a roadside breath test and was taken to Peterborough City Hospital with "serious but not life-threatening injuries".

They added the driver admitted to drinking the night before and that an investigation into the incident was ongoing.

News imageCAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE Part of the front bonnet of the black car is lying in front of a tree with largely bare branches. A small amount of bark from the tree has been damaged. There is a trail of mud leading from the tree across a grass verge to a road where the car is sitting. It has a crunched up bonnet. CAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE
Police said the car struck a tree then ricocheted back onto the road

"Once again, we want to remind everyone that drinking the night before can still leave you over the legal limit the next day," the spokesperson said.

"If you're unsure, don't drive," they added.

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