All news on the topic: Drink-driving

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Heartbreaking last picture of girl, 5, killed after 'drunk' woman hit family car
WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGE Lennyn Lilic has been taken off life support after the horror smash that happened on South Westsam's Boulevard in Kearns last Sunday
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Drink-driver wiped blood on officers and defecated in police van after arrest
In victim personal statements read to the court, one officer described it as the "worst incident" he'd had to deal with - after a drink driver verbally abused, kicked and smeared blood in a police van
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Tragic student's parents insist 'this could happen to anyone's child'
Katie Allan, 21, took her own life in prison due to bullying, with her parents Linda and Stuart desperate for the Scottish Prison Service to be held accountable
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Farmer installs fake speed camera and says there have been no accidents since
Nick Porter made the camera using a £40 bird box he found online after locals grew increasingly concerned about the levels of dangerous driving in his local area
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Prison officer 'didn't know student being bullied over hair loss' before suicide
Katie Allan, 21, took her own life just three weeks before she was due to be released on tag from Polmont Young Offenders Institution with allegations she was being bullied by other inmates
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Nurse brought bananas to student suffering hair loss instead of bandana
Student Katie Allan, 21, was found dead in her cell three weeks before she was due to be released on tag - with a fatal accident inquiry opening today in relation to her death
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Katie Allan's parents reveal sign they noticed before daughter took own life
Linda Allan, the mother of 21-year-old Katie Allan, has said that her daughter was "exhausted" and scared of other prisoners. It comes as an inquiry is investigating after Ms Allan died by suicide while behind bars
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Woman who deliberately ran over fiancé with car in temper guilty of murder
Alice Wood drove into her fiance Ryan Watson near their home in Rode Heath, Cheshire. She hit him with her Ford Fiesta before dragging his body 158m under the car
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Pop star Howard Jones says he's working with AI to create music after his death
Pop star Howard Jones, who enjoyed great success in the 1980s, has explained why he wants to work with artificial intelligence as he looks to create music even after his death
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'Real life' Christmas miracle over £600,000 raised for family after tragedy
Three of the same family were killed when their car was hit head on as they travelled back from a basketball game. Police say the driver of the other car, who was also killed, had a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit
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Accepting a lift home this Christmas could see you jailed and fined £2,500
Be careful on the roads this festive season and avoid penalty points or even court appearances - from not eating behind the wheel to making sure you're not getting a lift from a learner driver
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'Drunk driver' found with dead body in car told cops he thought he hit a deer
A collision in Texas this week uncovered a chilling discovery as the intoxicated driver was found with a dead body, that was missing some parts, in his passenger seat
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Driver sending mundane text about child's nappy killed Ryanair flight attendant
Kieran Cooney who killed Cinzia Ceravolo by dangerous driving was described by the judge as "a decent, hard working man [who] made a terrible consequence". Ms Ceravolo saved three boys' lives via organ donation
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Woman sobbed 'shoot me in the head' after 'killing boyfriend with car' in fight
Alice Wood ran over her partner Ryan Watson near their home in Rode Heath, Cheshire, after driving them both home from a party on May 6 last year, a trial at Chester Crown Court has heard
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Horror moment drink driver ploughs into pregnant woman's car
Tanya Palmer was involved in a collision with a suspected drink driver when she was a mere 22 weeks pregnant. She experienced several injuries, such as a significant cut in the middle of her forehead and a dislocated shoulder
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Popular TV meteorologist accused of leading police on chase before crashing car
Police bodycam footage captured the dramatic moment a well-known local TV meteorologist allegedly led cops on a drunken high-speed chase as she is accused of weaving in and out of traffic
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Chilling warning issued to drivers by Britain's top doctors over alcohol change
Ahead of the thirsty Christmas party season, the British Medical Association is calling for Brits to avoid having even a single drink if they are thinking about getting behind the wheel of a vehicle
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Drink driver's chilling two words as he left pub before he killed young woman
Anton Hull had consumed a number of alcoholic drinks, including rum and lager at a pub in South Cadbury and had even been refused service at about 10.30pm due to how drunk he was. He then tried to drive home
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'Britain's worst GP' bit cop and caught driving drunk avoids NHS suspension
Dr Jane Horsey who had worked in Keighley, Yorkshire, was given a set of conditions to follow rather than face being struck off despite being caught drink-driving for the second time
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Two men died in 'insane' 100mph crash as inquest reveals state of driver at time
Lewis Moghul, 22, and Sammy Phillips, 19, died instantly when a car hit a tree while travelling at 100mph in Bix, Oxfordshire, an inquest has heard, as one eyewitness described the speed as 'insane'
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Drink driver on Whatsapp call killed groom in 100mph crash days before wedding
Husband-to-be Richard Allen died when his car was hit on a roundabout in Lichfield by drink driver Marius Mihai who was careering round at 110mph while on the phone
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'Drunk' Porsche driver flies off road 100mph killing passenger and flees country
Ting Ye, 26, was released from Harbourview Medical Centre after treatment for her injuries before crossing the border into Canada and fleeing to China, according to cops
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'My girl, 6, was killed by drunk driver - no one should have to face this pain'
After her six-year-old daughter was killed by an intoxicated driver, Claire Reynolds faced a months-long wait for information. She’s now fighting to stop other parents having to go through the same agony
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Hero mum mown down as she pushed her baby's pram to safety 'would do it again'
Becky Sharp suffered life changing injuries but her little daughter Lorena escaped harm - and the brave mother says she would do the same thing again if her children were in danger
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Brave mum left disabled after saving baby from speeding drink driver hit-and-run
Becky Sharp had been walking her ten-month-old baby in her pram in Bournemouth shortly after 9am on 11 April 2023 when Dale Clark, drunk and behind the wheel, hit her