Posted: Sun 4th Aug 2019

Suspected drink driver in hospital after flipping car in Flintshire

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Sunday, Aug 4th, 2019

A suspected drink driver was hospitalised after crashing their car reports South Flintshire Police.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Officers haven’t disclosed the exact location of the crash but warned about the ‘perils of drink driving’ posting a picture of a wrecked car on social media. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Police say the driver blew 76 (micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath) more than twice the legal limit. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A post on Twitter by South Flintshire states:  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“The perils of drink driving. This is the result of a single vehicle collision where the female driver managed to flip her car. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Driver now in hospital facing prosecution.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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