Watch: Video shows driver weaving across motorway lanes as police issue drink drive warning
Police have released a video showing a driver weaving across lanes of a motorway in Yorkshire as they continue to warn motorists about the dangers of drink driving.
The video shows the vehicle weaving in and out of lanes between junction 27 and 26 of the M62 in Cleckheaton on Wednesday morning (Dec 3).
West Yorkshire Police said it received a number of calls from concerned members of the public, reporting a driver who was possibly having a medical episode at the wheel.
The vehicle eventually came to a stop in a live lane of the motorway.
Officers attended the scene and conducted a preliminary breath test which indicated the driver, a man in his 40s, was more than five times the legal drink drive limit.
A statement from a police spokesperson said: “He was detained and taken to hospital with enquiries continuing.”
“It was not necessary to arrest the man as he was dealt with under the hospital drink drive procedure and released pending analysis of medical tests.”
It comes as the force has continued to remind drivers and other road users about the devastating consequences of getting behind the wheel whilst under the influence.
The spokesperson added: “Throughout December we’re stepping up proactive patrols on the road network. Our message is simple: don’t risk it, and don’t let it be you.”