More than 20 motorists joined the Cambridgeshire drink drive ‘wall of shame’ having lost their licences for drink driving or failing to provide a breath test this month.
Cambridgeshire Police issued a reminder, too, that they are supporting a new national campaign by Sussex Police and Surrey Police calling on the public and friends of drink drivers to prevent, persuade and – as a last resort – report drink drivers to police.
“So far this month officers have been cracking down on drivers while out on patrol and have carried out roadside checks across the county – and these will continue,” said a Cambridgeshire police spokesperson.
“In addition, a dedicated road policing operation will take place this Friday (23 December) across the county led by officers from the Beds, Cambs and Herts (BCH) Road Policing Unit alongside local officers.”
Those arrested, charged and sentenced so far this month include:
- Mithun Thomas, 31, of Nene Road, Huntingdon, was arrested at just after 11pm on 1 December in Sallowbush Road, Huntingdon. He gave an evidential breath test reading of 76 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving and driving without insurance and, at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on 5 December, was disqualified from driving for one year and six months and given a £350 fine.
- Benjamin Dawney, 37, of Verulam Way, Cambridge, was arrested at just after midnight on 3 December in Arbury Road, Cambridge. He gave an evidential breath test reading of 72 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving, driving without an MOT and driving without insurance and at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on 6 December, he was disqualified from driving for one year and eight months and handed a £120 fine.
- Dmitrijs Hodans, 30, of Drayton, Bretton, Peterborough, was arrested at just before 1.30am on 4 December in Park Road, Peterborough. In a roadside breath test he gave a reading of 67 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving and at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on 7 December, he was disqualified from driving for one year and six months and handed a £400 fine.
- Jacob Lang, 28, of Meridian Gardens, Newmarket, was arrested at just before 2pm at Sainsbury’s on Brooks Road, Cambridge. In a roadside breath test he gave a reading of 96 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving and at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on 7 December, he was disqualified from driving for one year and nine months and handed a £800 fine.
- Daniel Easy, 36, of Fen End, Willingham, was arrested at 9.30pm on 6 December in Waterbeach Road, Landbeach. In an evidential breath test he gave a reading of 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving, driving without insurance and driving without an MOT and at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on 9 December, he was disqualified from driving for one year and three months and handed a £120 fine.
- Marta Wrobleweska, 36, of Vermont Grove, Peterborough, was arrested at just after 9.30pm on 9 December in the Herlington Community Centre car park, Peterborough. In an evidential breath test she gave a reading of 54 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. She was charged with drink driving and at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on 9 December, she was disqualified from driving for one year and four months and handed a £300 fine.
- Kartar Singh, 62, of Broad Street, Ely, was arrested at just after 10.30pm on 10 December in the car park of Ely Sports and Social Club. In an evidential breath test he gave a reading of 85 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving and at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on 14 December, he was disqualified from driving for one year and nine months and handed a £346 fine.
- Stephen Evans, 60, of Home Farm Close, Great Casterton, Stamford, Lincolnshire, was arrested at just after 7.30pm on 11 December on Wansford Road, Peterborough. In an evidential breath test he gave a reading of 54 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving and at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on 13 December, he was disqualified from driving for one year and two months and fined £1,384.
- Vasile Braniste, 36, of Queens Walk, Peterborough, was arrested at 10am on 11 December on Lincoln Road, Peterborough. He was charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis, failed to co-operate with a preliminary breath test and obstructing an officer. At Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on 14 December, he was disqualified from driving for two years and six months and ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work.
- Paul Momirovski, 46, of Consort Avenue, Trumpington, was arrested at 4am on 4 December on Trumpington Road, Cambridge. In an evidential breath test he gave a reading of 53 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving and at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (15 December), he was disqualified from driving for one year and four months and fined £923.
- Kosta Dimitrov, 33 of Star Road, Peterborough, was arrested at 11.46pm on 5 December on Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough. He was charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis and driving without insurance. At Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on 14 December, he was disqualified from driving for two years and four months.
- Albert Loveridge, 62 of Church Road, Wicken, Ely, was arrested at 4.10pm on 14 December on the A10 near the Milton Park and Ride site. In an evidential breath test he gave a reading of 55 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was charged with drink driving and at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday (16 December), he was disqualified from driving for one year and four months and fined £120.
A further 10 drivers also arrested in December, though not as part of the dedicated operation, have also appeared in court and been disqualified from driving with timeframes ranging from one year and three months to two years.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s dedicated, confidential hotline – 0800 032 0845 – is available 24/7 and gives people the chance to supply information to help reduce the number of drink or drug drivers on the county’s roads.
For more information about drink driving, including the law and the dangers it can cause, visit the force’s dedicated drink driving web page.
