PSNI share crash image showing shocking 'result of drinking alcohol and driving'

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The PSNI has shared a shocking image of the aftermath of a Co Armagh crash.

The image shows the wreckage of a car on its roof following a night-time collision.

Police in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district say the driver failed a roadside preliminary breath test following the collision.

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In a brief statement published on social media alongside the image of the wreckage by PSNI in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon policing district, a spokesperson said: "This is the result of drinking alcohol and driving..

"At approximately 01:30 hours, Police officers from C section Armagh attended a report of a one vehicle road traffic collision which occurred within the vicinity of the Moy Road, Armagh."

The spokesperson added: "A roadside preliminary breath test was carried out on the driver which they subsequently failed with a reading of 109. The legal limit being 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The driver was arrested for Driving with Excess Alcohol in Breath."

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Source: www.belfastlive.co.uk
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