Below has been published to social media this morning. Shared with media for those interested:
Our officers have continued to target the Fatal Four over the weekend, as part of Operation Spotlight.
Highlights (or maybe lowlights would be a better description):
A 60-year-old HGV driver from the Morecambe area was charged with being over the drink-drive limit whilst in charge of a motor vehicle after he was reported to police as at the wheel with the engine running whilst unfit in a lay-by off the A66 at Penrith in the early hours of Saturday morning (5 April). He is due in court later this month.
Officers concerned about the manner of driving, stopped a driver in Burton in Kendal at around 00.30am in the early hours of Saturday (5 April). The driver of a Ford Transit van – a 27-year-old from the Kendal area - failed a roadside drug wipe for cocaine and was arrested. He was subsequently released under investigation to allow time for blood test results.
In the early hours of Sunday morning (6 April), officers stopped a Ford Focus in Barrow at around 00.15am. The driver – a 57-year-old man from the Barrow area - failed a roadside drugs wipe for cocaine and was arrested. After failing to provide a specimen for analysis in custody, he was charged. He is due in court later this month to face a charge of failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
Officers are out on the county’s roads today and every day seeking to stop dangerous drivers before they ruin lives.