A MOTORIST has been arrested for driving while drunk and high on cocaine with a child in the car.
Police stopped a vehicle in Preston Street, Brighton, on Wednesday due to it showing no insurance or tax as part of Operation Downsway.
Once the vehicle had been pulled over, the driver blew twice the drink drive limit and tested positive for cocaine during roadside tests.
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The driver was also transporting their young child at the time, police said.
“The driver was arrested, and the child has been safeguarded,” Police Constable Gray said.
PC Gray and a colleague later pulled over a vehicle for driving erratically in Brighton.
“Whilst this particular stop was all in order, it doesn’t mean that the next one will be,” a Brighton and Hove Police spokesman added.
“Our officers are actively stopping vehicles that they feel may be driving not so cleverly, so make sure you are driving carefully and correctly, and your vehicle is all in order or you may get stopped too
“We can’t be everywhere, but we could be anywhere.”
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