Watch: Shocking footage shows speeding drink-driver swerving over road before smashing into parked Audi during hair-raising escapade

April 27, 2018

Police in the UK hope shocking dashcam footage of a speeding drink-driver's hair-raising escapade will make others considering driving drunk think again.

Sussex Police released the vision that shows Louise Willard, 41, swerving across lanes, running off the road, and nearly hitting a hedge and sign at speeds of up to 120 km/h.

The car crashes into a parked Audi, but police say Willard then reversed and drove off before finally stopping.

Willard was uninjured but was charged with driving with 94mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath in her system. The legal limit in the UK is 35mcg. 

She was also charged with failing to stop after a collision, and was banned from driving for two years and ordered to do unpaid work.

Alarmingly, police constable Nathan Langley of the Polegate Roads Policing Unit says it's not an unusual example of drink-driving.

"We hope by releasing this footage that people will take note. If you've ever considered drink-driving, think again. Or, if you have done it before, don't even think about doing it again; the next time could be your last," he said.

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