Drink driving Peterborough mother with child in car

Cambs police footage taken shortly after the mother was involved in a head-on collision

Transcript

00:00I'll just do this very quickly with you madam. How old are you please?

00:0544.

00:0744.

00:08I've been drinking.

00:09Sorry?

00:10I've been drinking.

00:11You've been drinking?

00:12But I didn't cause this.

00:15Because you've been driving a vehicle on a road that's been involved in a road traffic collision

00:17I require you to provide a specimen of breath analysis by means of this device.

00:20I need you to inform me that failure or refusal is an offence for which you may be prosecuted.

00:24Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going. Stop.

00:28Thank you very much.

00:30Madam, you've got 127.

00:32I'm so sorry.

00:331957, you're under arrest on suspicion of driving whilst over the prescribed alcohol limit.

00:37You do not have to say anything that may harm your defence.

00:39If you do not mention when questioned, something which you later rely on in court, anything you do say may be given evidence.

00:44I know, I know.

00:46I know what I've done.

00:47Come with me madam.

00:49I think it's outrageous.

00:50Don't arrest me please.

00:51You are under arrest.

00:52No, but my son.

00:53Well, your son is in your car and you've been driving like that.

00:56It's absolutely outrageous madam.

00:57I know.

00:58Outrageous. No excuse for it whatsoever.

00:59No.