Drink driving: The court heard Davies hit a lamppost and left the scene A STRUGGLING father ploughed through a lamppost after sinking “seven or eight” pints and getting behind the wheel of his car. Graham Davies, 30, told police he “panicked” and fled the scene after police received a tipoff about a crash in Harwich. Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard the informant reported a vehicle had hit a wall and a lamppost before leaving the scene. Bethany Richards, prosecuting, said: “The informant gave a registration number. “Police officers attended the address where the vehicle was registered, and noticed the vehicle had damage to the front nearside.”