Police thank public following alleged drink-drive arrest

A concerned citizen who called in a suspected drink driver has been praised by police.

Local police said last night, “Officers have this evening arrested a female on suspicion of drink driving after she was stopped in the Acrefair area of Wrexham following a call from a concerned member of the public.

“We would like to thank the member of the public who called raising concerns about that manner in which the vehicle was being driven.”

North Wales Police remind people:

The legal alcohol limit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for driving is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood or 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. In Scotland the limit is 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood or 22 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

There is no way to know how much you can drink and stay under the limit, since it can depend on your weight, age, metabolism, the amount of food you’ve eaten and other factors.

It’s impossible to get alcohol out of your system quickly, it always takes time. A shower, a cup of coffee or other ways of ‘sobering up’ may make you feel better but won’t remove the alcohol from your system.

If you’ve been out drinking, you may still be affected by alcohol the next day and could lose your licence if you drive and are still over the legal limit.

Alcohol affects everyone differently and any amount can impair your ability to drive. The only safe option is to avoid alcohol completely if you’re driving as even ‘just one drink’ could put you over the limit.

If you’re driving, don’t drink any alcohol at all.