Drink driver crashed into a lamp post

A drink driver who drove over a traffic island and crashed into a lamp post in Eynesbury has lost her licence.

Members of the public called police after witnessing Yana Bykova drive her blue Kia over the central island, hitting a chevron sign, before colliding with the lamp post on Great North Road just before 11.30pm on 15 November.

Bykova reversed the car and drove off before stopping down the road where she was detained by an off-duty police sergeant until police arrived.

The 34-year-old, of Cook’s Drove, Earith, completed a roadside breath test where she blew 106, more than three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.

In custody she provided an evidential sample of 78.

At Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (5 December), Bykova was disqualified from driving for 18 months after pleading guilty to drink driving.

Sgt Greenham, who investigated, said: “It was lucky that evening that Bykova’s victims were street furniture and not pedestrians or other road users. Having a drink and getting behind the wheel severely impairs a person’s ability to drive safely.”

Throughout December, officers are carrying out roadside checks across the county and people are also being reminded of the 24/7 confidential, dedicated hotline to report drink and drug drivers on 0800 032 0845. If someone is in immediate danger, always call 999.

For information about drink or drug driving, the law and the dangers it can cause, visit the force's dedicated web page.