Police in Cambridgeshire released this dash cam footage of the lorry swerving across the A1M.
A lorry driver who sipped whisky and coke at the wheel before falling asleep as he drove up the A1M near Peterborough has lost his licence.
Police have released shocking footage of the incident showing the lorry swerving into the central reservation at about 10.30am on Tuesday morning (11 May).
Neighbourhood policing officers who were in the area located the Scania which had pulled over in a layby opposite the junction with Water Newton.
The driver, 40-year-old Lauri Martel, was breathalysed at the roadside and arrested after being almost twice the legal drink drive limit – 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Peterborough man charged with attempted murder after boy in hospital following attack
The boy was initially taken to Peterborough City Hospital with life-changing injuries
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A man has been charged with attempted murder following an assault which left a nine-year-old boy in hospital in Peterborough on Saturday (May 8).
Faisal Khan, 24, was arrested at his home in Almond Road, Dogsthorpe, on Saturday night on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm (GBH).
Peterborough man appears in court charged with attempted murder of 9-year-old
He spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address
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A Peterborough man has appeared in court, charged with the attempted murder of a nine-year-old boy who was repeatedly stabbed.
Prosecutors allege that Faisal Khan, 24, followed the boy down a street in Peterborough, overtook him and then stabbed him repeatedly on May 8.
Names and faces of the 20 Cambridgeshire criminals put behind bars in April
Drug dealers and paedophiles were among those locked up
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Some of the criminals jailed in Cambridgeshire in April 2021 (Image: Police)
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As the Covid lockdown eased up in April, the courts carried on putting criminals behind bars.