BOOZE CLAIM Lovesick woman blamed ‘emotional’ chat with ex-boyfriend when she crashed car while FOUR times drink-drive limitA LOVESICK woman blamed an emotional chat with an ex-boyfriend when she crashed her car while four times over the drink-drive limit. At the roadside Newsham blew 135 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – the legal limit is 35mg. She then failed to provide an evidential breath sample when she got to the police station. She claimed she was unable to complete the breath test because she had ”panicked” at the police station due her distressed state. “She made a number of attempts to give a breath sample.

Source: The Times February 27, 2026 01:55 UTC