Operation Limit – targeting dangerous drivers, including drink and drug drivers - has so far seen more than 600 vehicles stopped and around 40 arrests made. Last night (9 Dec) we received a report that a black Mercedes was being driven erratically in Windermere and had spun before colliding with a wall before being driven off.
Our officers tracked the car down and stopped it as the driver was about to pull onto the M6 at junction 36 .
The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance and after failing a roadside drugs wipe. He was further arrested for possession of Class A after suspected drugs – alleged to be crack and heroin - were discovered hidden in his underwear.
We are targeting drug and drink drivers all year round.
Contact us today if you suspect someone of drug or drink driving. You can report online at https://www.cumbria.police.uk/reportit
You can also phone on 101.
Always call 999 in an emergency – including when a crime is in progress.
Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.