Yorkshire crime: Vehicle being driven wrong way down M1 as police highlight dangers of drink driving from police diary episode 158 Watch Video

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✓ Published: 24-Apr-2024

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Shocking footage of a vehicle being driven the wrong way down the M1 has been released by police to highlight the dangers of drink driving.<br/>On Saturday March 9 around 2:45am, North Yorkshire Police received numerous calls into their control room following reports of a vehicle going contraflow to traffic on the M1 Southbound, at Junction 35A.<br/><br/>Cameras from National Highways captured the car join the motorway and drive for two junctions before leaving the carriageway.<br/><br/>Drivers, including those in heavy goods vehicles had to take evasive action to avoid head-on collisions.<br/><br/>The driver was stopped by officers and breathalysed.<br/><br/>He blew 125, with the legal limit being 35.<br/><br/>A man in his 30s has since been arrested on suspicion of driving while over the prescribed limit of alcohol and dangerous driving.<br/><br/>He remains on police bail.