Derbyshire drink driver found “slumped” behind wheel and arrested – after “falling asleep in pub”

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A Derbyshire driver was arrested by officers after “falling asleep in the pub” – before being found “slumped” behind the wheel of his car.

Officers from the Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit (DRPU received calls from concerned members of the public regarding a male in Spondon.

A DRPU spokesperson said the man “had fallen asleep in the pub and then got into his vehicle.”

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They added: “Found by us slumped in the driver’s seat and provides a breath test of 109ug/L” (the legal limit is 35ug/L).

The driver was subsequently arrested and then provided a reading of 105ug/L at the station.