Lorry driver arrested in Peterborough on suspicion of drink driving after giving reading more than three times over limit

A spokesman for Bedfordshire, Cambridegshire and Heartfordshire (BCH) Road Policing said: "HGV stopped on the A47, Peterborough weaving all over the road in the fog. Driver could barely stand up and has given a roadside breath sample of 155!! Evidential reading in custody of 124! Driver to be remanded and put before the courts in the morning."

The driver is 51-year-old man from Spain and remains in police custody.

The legal limit for drink driving is 35 micrgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs not only ruins Christmas but can destroy lives forever.

Claire Danks, whose daughter Lauren was killed by a speeding drink driver in 2016, is supporting the force’s crackdown on drink and drug drivers this month as part of a national campaign.

MORE: Mum whose daughter was killed by speeding drunk driver warns Peterborough motorists of getting behind the wheel while under influence of drink or drugs

To report an incident of drink or drug driving, call 101 or 999 in an emergency. People can also report drink or drug driving via a dedicated, confidential hotline.

The hotline: 0800 032 0845 is available 24/7, and gives people the chance to help reduce the number of drink or drug drivers on the roads.