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‘Drunk’ woman arrested after crashing into lorry on M4 in Swindon

byDaniel Jae Webb
4 February 2025 • 5.46pm
‘Drunk’ woman arrested after crashing into lorry on M4 in Swindon
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A ‘drunk’ woman has been arrested after crashing into a lorry on the M4 in Swindon.

It’s claimed the suspect failed to stop following the incident at around 10.15am this morning (Tuesday).

A short time later officers stopped the vehicle involved – a Peugeot 206 – in Hay Lane, off Junction 16.

The driver, a woman aged in her 40s, was asked to take a roadside breath test – which proved positive, with a reading of 123 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.

She was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and driving without insurance.


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