Suspected drink driver arrested after Sealand Road crash

This is the aftermath of a crash which happened on Sealand Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The driver of one of the cars has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after failing a roadside breath test. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Police have said there were no injuries luckily. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Officers from Cheshire police posted a picture of the crash on social media, just after 1am. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

It happened on the Chester bound side of Sealand Road at the junction with Bumpers Lane and the A5480 – Deva Link. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Cheshire Police Taskforce shared the photo of the shocking collision and wrote on Twitter: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“D block Task Force officers out tonight in and around the county, just dealing with a collision where the driver responsible for this was arrested over the limit for alcohol and will now face the consequences. Luckily there were no injuries. Don’t drink and drive!” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Cheshire Police like their counterparts in North Wales are running a drink-drive campaign during the festive period. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Last Christmas, 157 people were arrested for drink driving and a further 86 for drug driving in Cheshire. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Superintendent Jo Marshall-Bell, Cheshire police’s taskforce lead, said: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“The amount of people that think they are safe to drive after a couple of drinks because they don’t ‘feel’ affected by the alcohol is astonishing. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Even just one drink can impact your ability to deal with common place events on the roads – such as a change in driving conditions, or actions taken by other road users. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Anything can change in a blink of an eye, and if you have had a drink, you won’t be in the best possible position to react to that change – and that can ultimately be the difference between life and death.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

North Wales Police targeted drivers in Deeside this week as the Christmas Anti-Drink & Drug Drive Campaign continues. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Over 50 drivers were stopped at a ‘checkpoint’ along Chester Road East in an early morning operation. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Police say all those tested at the roadside gave negative readings. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Picture: twitter.com/CPTaskforce ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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