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About 4 weeks ago, after a busy day where i skipped lunch I had an hour to kill before I had to do the usual kids run for football/scouts. I had been been out and about most of the day and decided to call into a pub for a quick drink.
AT about 6.45pm, two pints later within an hour I picked up one of my kids and dropped him off at his Scouts session. Heading for home which was only a couple of miles away, I approached a van coming the other way. Just I he was about level with me a motorbike tried to overtake the van, clipped my mirror and slid off into the hedge. Luckily the guy on the bike was OK. On paper it was his fault, but we will have to see.......
The ambulance arrived followed by the Police and having explained what happened I was invited to blow! - I Failed!
The Police officer was a surpised as I was that I failed, and after being read my rights I was whisked off to the police station.
At the station my breath reading was 42.
Because of the lowish reading I was given the option of a blood test. The test was taken at 9.00pm, I was interviewed on tape, fingerprinted, photo'd, and a DNA sample taken.
It had to be the most humiliating event in my life, but at least I wasnt handcuffed and/or locked in the cells!!!
I have to say that the Police Officer was very understanding, very professional and was equally surprised that I had failed the breath test.
I was bailed til the 10th June.
A further breath test at about 10:30pm gave a pass and I was taken back to my car and allowed to drive it home.
Anyway, 4 weeks later I have to surrender to bail at the police station tommorrow. I received a brief call from the police officer today to confirm that I was going to be there tommorrow, and when pressed he said that the blood test had come back above the limit (which i understand is 80).
I have accepted that I will receive a ban, hopefully the minimum, but the whole sorry affair has opened my eyes to the reality of drink driving. I always though that a couple of pints was OK. How wrong can you be!!!
I guess that not having anything to eat or drink all day was the main factor, but I hope anybody reading this can learn from my mistake. I stand to lose my Job (maybe), and if so struggle to support my wife and three kids.
LESSON LEARNT (ALBEIT A BIT LATE) !!!!!
I will post an update..........
AT about 6.45pm, two pints later within an hour I picked up one of my kids and dropped him off at his Scouts session. Heading for home which was only a couple of miles away, I approached a van coming the other way. Just I he was about level with me a motorbike tried to overtake the van, clipped my mirror and slid off into the hedge. Luckily the guy on the bike was OK. On paper it was his fault, but we will have to see.......
The ambulance arrived followed by the Police and having explained what happened I was invited to blow! - I Failed!
The Police officer was a surpised as I was that I failed, and after being read my rights I was whisked off to the police station.
At the station my breath reading was 42.
Because of the lowish reading I was given the option of a blood test. The test was taken at 9.00pm, I was interviewed on tape, fingerprinted, photo'd, and a DNA sample taken.
It had to be the most humiliating event in my life, but at least I wasnt handcuffed and/or locked in the cells!!!
I have to say that the Police Officer was very understanding, very professional and was equally surprised that I had failed the breath test.
I was bailed til the 10th June.
A further breath test at about 10:30pm gave a pass and I was taken back to my car and allowed to drive it home.
Anyway, 4 weeks later I have to surrender to bail at the police station tommorrow. I received a brief call from the police officer today to confirm that I was going to be there tommorrow, and when pressed he said that the blood test had come back above the limit (which i understand is 80).
I have accepted that I will receive a ban, hopefully the minimum, but the whole sorry affair has opened my eyes to the reality of drink driving. I always though that a couple of pints was OK. How wrong can you be!!!
I guess that not having anything to eat or drink all day was the main factor, but I hope anybody reading this can learn from my mistake. I stand to lose my Job (maybe), and if so struggle to support my wife and three kids.
LESSON LEARNT (ALBEIT A BIT LATE) !!!!!
I will post an update..........
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