Drink driver disqualified for three years

A drink driver who was found to be almost four times the legal limit has been disqualified for three years.

Police were called to Taverners Road, Millfield, Peterborough in the early hours of 30 July following a two vehicle collision.

Martins Boinarovics, 38, admitted to being the driver and was arrested after failing a routine roadside breath test.

Boinarovics, of Gladstone Street, Millfield, Peterborough was charged with drink driving after giving a reading of 135 in custody – almost four times the legal limit of 35.

He appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Friday (16 August), where he was sentenced to ten weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months. He also received a three-year driving disqualification and 180 hours’ unpaid work.

PC Nick Southern, the force’s casualty reduction officer, said: “It was extremely fortunate that no one was injured in the collision.

“If you are intending on having a drink, please arrange alternative modes of transport as getting behind the wheel while intoxicated has the potential to bring harm to you, pedestrians, or other road users.”

The force operates a dedicated, confidential hotline – 0800 032 0845 – which is available 24/7 and provides the public with the chance to provide information about anyone they think may be driving under the influence of drink or drugs.

Information about drink driving, the law and the penalties, can be found on the force’s dedicated road safety information webpages.