A FINGERPRINT is all you need to determine whether someone is under the influence of drugs. Paul Yates from Intelligent Fingerprinting, a company spun out from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, and colleagues, have developed a handheld device that police can use to detect breakdown products from drugs excreted through sweat pores in […]

Paris Hilton’s younger brother Barron Hilton was arrested back in 2008 when he was caught driving whilst under the influence of drugs and alcohol. He had been involved in a collision earlier in the day and then struck a petrol station attendant whilst in the petrol station. Courts have now ordered him to pay $4.9 […]

More than 240 diabetic drivers have had their vocational driving licence revoked in the last three years alone, according to ­official figures. The data, released under the Freedom of Information Act, suggests that there could be many more people unable to use their HGV driving qualifications than previously thought. The DVLA figures show that in […]

A 17 year old male was arrested for drink-driving just 12 hours after passing his practical test. Mr McKinstry was stopped after the vehicle he was driving was caught swerving into the middle of the road and nearly colliding with a parked car. Once being stopped by police it also became evident that the car […]

A MAN from Worcester who drove without a licence, smashed a light inside a police car and was found in possession of a range of different drugs has escaped custody. Adam Watkins, of Poplar Avenue, Brickfields, also ran away from police when they tried to arrest him outside a bowling alley. Liam Finch, prosecuting at […]

POLICE have warned drivers who drink before getting behind the wheel that they will remain vigilant as a summer drink drive crackdown comes to an end. North Yorkshire Police’s month long campaign against drink drivers has proved successful, with a number of offenders charged and fast-tracked through the courts. With one week of the campaign […]

Statistics have always shown that those under the age of 25 are most at risk of having a car accident and as parents letting your children out in a powerful machine unsupervised can cause distress. So what can parents do to reduce the risk of their child being involved in a car accident: Firstly lead […]

Police forces across Scotland have launched their summer campaign against drink and drug drivers. The campaign has been co-ordinated by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos) and will run for two weeks. It has been designed to drive home the possible consequences of getting behind the wheel after drinking. A well as […]

They were almost identical cases, 3,000 miles apart, each costing the lives of two young people killed by a drunk, speeding driver. Dominic Hartley and Emily Lewis, both 21, were mown down and killed after landing dream jobs at a summer camp in America last June. And in the UK, Mark Crompton, 20, and his […]

An ambulance driver has been found guilty of being over the drink drive limit whilst on duty. Mr Else was attending a 999 call when he was involved in a seven-vehicle pile-up in Stapleford, no one was seriously injured although some did suffer from broken bones. Mr Else pleaded guilty to driving whilst under the […]