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Driver arrested in Calne after he’s seen ‘headbutting steering wheel’

byDaniel Jae Webb
18 June 2023 | 12.28pm
Driver arrested in Calne after he’s seen ‘headbutting steering wheel’
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A driver’s been arrested in Calne after he was seen ‘headbutting a steering wheel’.

Police were called to the unusual incident in a residential street shortly before 8am this morning (Sunday).

The suspect was located in a silver Audi, but the man attempted to put his keys in the ignition.

Following what police say was a “tussle” over the keys, he was detained and arrested on suspicion of driving/attempting to drive whilst unfit through drink or drugs.

A Roads Police Unit spokesperson alleged the suspect was “heavily intoxicated by a likely mix of substances”.

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