Officers caught the whole incident on camera as the van swerved across the lanes then crashed into a barrier
Police footage shows the moment a drink-driver crashed his van after swerving across a busy motorway - before he was found fast asleep behind the wheel. Jamie Barrett, 30, was spotted driving dangerously as he headed north along the M1 in Nottinghamshire on September 14 this year.
He was awoken by officers who said he began to speak incoherently and his speech was slurred. Further damage found to the van suggested he had also crashed into the motorway barriers earlier on in the journey. He was also banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to carry out 180 hours’ unpaid work. Nottinghamshire Police said they had released the footage as a reminder of the potentially fatal consequences of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
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