Driver charged following collision near Piccadilly, York (From York Press)
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Driver charged following collision near Piccadilly, York
10:53am Friday 15th February 2013 in News
A MAN has been arrested after allegedly drink driving and crashing his car in the snow in York.
Police were called to Leadmill Lane, off Piccadilly, after the 68-year-old man, who was driving a red Mercedes, collided with a Rover at about 4.30pm on Wednesday.
The driver of the Rover told police he believed the man had been drinking and when breathalysed he was found to have 60mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath – nearly twice the legal limit – police said.
The man was charged to appear at York Magistrates’ Court on March 6.