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Arrest in Chippenham after police receive report of possible drink driver

byDaniel Jae Webb
22 April 2021 • 4.40pm
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Chippenham.

Police were deployed following a report that a driver may be under the influence of achohol in the area at around 2pm.

Officers responded and located the car, a Ford Focus, in Ladyfield Road where it was stopped and the driver was spoken to.

The driver provided a positive sample of breath at the roadside.

“A man was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle over the alcohol limit”, a spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said.

Adding: “He has been taken to Melksham Police station where he remains in custody.”


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