Drinking and Driving after a night out

A tragic case has come to light, highlighted in the nation press and local television, of a van driver 23 year Scott Easton who crashed into the car of a family of 5, a mother, father and three children, whilst driving on the A1 near Kirby Fleetham North Yorkshire in March of this year killing four of the family including the mother and father.

It transpires that the van driver had been drinking the night previously and when checked by the police at the time of the accident, was over the legal drink driving limit. This case highlights the dangers of assuming that it will be alright to drive a motor vehicle after consuming, what could be moderate quantities of alcohol the night before and driving the next day. Airline pilots in common with professional drivers do not drink alcohol the night before undertaking their professional duties and the same rule should apply to all people who drive motor vehicles.

The consequences of breaking the law in this regard are serious and the van driver in this case received a custodial sentence of seven years in prison and a small nine year old boy is without a mother, father and two brothers.

Published by admin on November 5th, 2007 in Drink Driving