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Traffic Cops S13E08 (27th November 2025)
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00:00Police have some data! Stop!
00:02Driving is making off.
00:04Derbyshire traffic cops.
00:05Pull over in here now!
00:07Might be game on for something here.
00:09It's just gone. Go, go, go, go.
00:12Patrol some of the country's most dangerous roads.
00:15Speed is 4-0. The vehicle's all over the road.
00:19Driving head-on.
00:20He's up the kerb.
00:21Into danger.
00:22Just have a warning, Marcus. Have firearms.
00:25Vehicle's stolen.
00:26Get out of the car!
00:28Wow, good.
00:29Designed to look like a mobile phone.
00:31Don't pull away, fella.
00:33With rising crime rates.
00:36Officers are under pressure.
00:38Stop! Get out of here!
00:40You're doing it!
00:41Come out here now!
00:42You're under arrest.
00:45Please!
00:46With lives on the line.
00:47We're going to need at least three or four ambulances.
00:51Is it fuel?
00:52Right, move away from this car now!
00:54The stakes are high.
00:56It isn't looking good at the minute.
00:57For the traffic cops.
00:59You've blown 128.
01:0011 minutes past two in the afternoon.
01:02You're under arrest.
01:03I'm speaking of theft of motor vehicles.
01:05Kenny, do not run.
01:07Smack the officer!
01:09A major promise!
01:10Alright.
01:15Coming up.
01:16Oi!
01:17We're not having you spitting!
01:19Come on, Hans!
01:19Stop spitting!
01:20Drunk.
01:21This person driving along with no lights on.
01:23Hands out the window.
01:25Dangerous.
01:25All over!
01:27And disorderly.
01:28Get out the car now!
01:30Officers tackle drivers under the influence.
01:33It didn't have to be like that, did it?
01:37And out of control.
01:39Pass me!
01:40I'll slap you out with the car!
01:41No, you won't slap me as long!
01:43I'm going to find out how you can use arm and where you live.
01:46Don't make threats!
01:47Do you have any units that can start making their way to the town centre?
02:03Do you have any units that can start making their way, please?
02:05I've had a report of a car versus a motorbike.
02:07I believe we do have one casualty.
02:08Suspect vehicles left seen.
02:11Vehicle details at this time are unknown.
02:12If we've got any units that can start travelling.
02:15Yeah, two, four.
02:17Traffic cop Rich Morris is responding to a crash involving a suspected drink driver.
02:23It's just been sighted by a member of the public.
02:26It's crashed into him and it's run a red line.
02:32Why is it hurting?
02:34Elbow on my wrist.
02:35Elbow on your wrist, okay.
02:36In Derby city centre, local officers find the biker involved in the crash.
02:42Did you see what happened?
02:43So I'm stopping and I could see in my mirror, I saw like he was not going to stop.
02:48Because he hit me in the back and it like wobbled me and I just kind of just like veered to the side.
02:52Right.
02:53And I just couldn't keep the balance on it.
02:54Okay.
02:55The rider alleges a black Peugeot drove into the back of his motorbike whilst he was stopped at a red light.
03:02I take pictures as well.
03:04He is too much drinking.
03:06Yeah.
03:06This car, I take pictures but he's safe.
03:09The witness's photo of the car gives police a number plate.
03:13He was really drunk, wasn't he?
03:15Did you speak to him?
03:15Yeah.
03:16Yeah.
03:17As soon as I rang the police, he backed off and got in his car.
03:19He's not stopping, he hogging.
03:21Any decent person would stop and be helping at the scene of a collision.
03:26And if somebody's just driving off, then why are they trying to hide?
03:30One of us could give you a lift to hospital.
03:32That would be amazing.
03:32Do you want to come and get him a collie's car then?
03:34They'll take you to hospital.
03:35Yeah.
03:41Do you want a hand?
03:41Do you want to walk?
03:42Just give a little bit of a hand, please.
03:45With the biker on his way to get medical care.
03:49Rich and other units begin a search for the black Peugeot.
03:54A car in the wrong hands is a dangerous weapon.
03:57This guy's a potential drink driver.
03:59He's left the scene of a collision.
04:01What I don't want is him being involved in any more incidents.
04:05I mean, it's possibly going back to the home address.
04:09Yeah, 2-4.
04:10The Peugeot has hit police cameras close to its registered address.
04:14Is he going to go home?
04:16Probably.
04:17Whether he's actually got there.
04:23Any tango on zero?
04:25Dad?
04:27It's back at the hay chain.
04:30Yeah, it's parked up unattended.
04:32Other officers arrive for backup.
04:41That's the vehicle there.
04:42As a police officer, we never give good news out.
04:45You know, we're not telling anybody they won the lottery.
04:47And that in itself can send people up like a bottle of pot.
04:50But then you add alcohol into that factor as well.
04:52And they do become a nuisance, become aggressive and unpredictable.
04:56Stand by.
05:00It's about half a dozen houses in.
05:08Just rang the doorbell now.
05:09The woman says the car's her partners and that he's inside the address.
05:26Right, where is he? Has he said anything about being involved in an accident?
05:32Just to clarify, how long has he been in? Right, has he had anything to drink since he's come out?
05:38No alcohol. Is there any alcohol in the address? No empty bottles.
05:47As more officers arrive, the woman says there is no alcohol in the house.
05:52Hello, it's the police. Rich finds a man asleep in bed.
05:58Okay, your car's suspected of being involved in an accident tonight. Okay, what's going on?
06:03He's been involved in a collision with this motorbike. He's stated, oh, I've had a drink since I've come home.
06:13If you've had alcohol in this house, where's the alcohol? Where is it? Where's the empty bottle then?
06:18It's in the bin. What bin? Okay, at the moment, you're under arrest on suspicion of drink driving, okay?
06:24Okay, so I can breathalise you and establish if you are over the limit, okay? Get up.
06:32I'm not bothered breathalising him. I can smell intoxicants, his eyes are glazed, so I want
06:36to just get him to custody as soon as possible. Come on, you're a mess. Get up. You should be driving
06:42while you're drunk, should you? I have handcuffed him for my safety and trying to get him out of bed.
06:47Come on. Let's go, fella. Come on. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up now. Last chance to get up
06:57before I drag you out of that bed. Get up. Drag me out. What's wrong with you? You're not listening to me?
07:03No, but I'm listening to you. Thank you. Get up then. He's not complying with what I'm asking,
07:09so I'm a bit more thoughtful. Tell him I want him to get out of bed and that's when things change.
07:16What's this door? Shut up. No, where are you sharp? Don't tell me sharp. Chill out.
07:22Don't. Calm down. Calm down. Calm down. Calm down. Calm down. Calm down.
07:27Calm down. Calm down. Calm down. You shut up. Calm down. You sharp. Calm down.
07:31Calm down. Calm down. You sharp. Calm down. You sharp. Where's your ground?
07:33I know. You fucked up. You. He just escalates then. Very unpredictable.
07:40Oh, no. Calm down. We're not going to hold down.
07:43Oi. We're not having you spitting. It's dirty. Stop spitting.
07:50We're not having anybody spitting at us. It's disgusting. That's an assault.
07:54We're not allowing that to happen. We will use pre-emptive force.
07:58Come walk with me. Be nice, man. Come on.
08:00Come walk with me. Don't push me. Yeah?
08:06You too. Stand up.
08:07Come walk with me.
08:08The smell has become increasingly violent.
08:11Yeah, it's good. Yeah, it's good. Yeah, it's good.
08:13Yeah, it's good. Yeah, it's good. Yeah, it's good.
08:14Don't push me, man.
08:15Don't push me, man. Don't push me.
08:17Don't push me.
08:18Don't push me, man.
08:20While officers take the suspect to custody,
08:24Rich looks for evidence.
08:27He's taken a proper dislike to me at this point, so I thought,
08:30you know what, I'll stay back. I'll search the bin and see if there are any alcohol containers in there.
08:35Yeah, there's no empty alcohol containers.
08:43I've looked through the bins and there's absolutely nothing.
08:47Right, this is the subject vehicle.
08:50Rich turns his attention to the suspect's car.
08:54You can see, I don't know how he's managed to get home, to be honest.
08:56Clearly, is it a curb there? You can see that, which is there.
09:00It's tinted the rim. That has now caused a puncture on this.
09:04He's also got scuffs on here as a result of the collision with the motorbike.
09:09We can take paint samples from that.
09:15Inside the car, Rich finds more evidence.
09:19There is some empty vodka bottles.
09:24It's just a bit of a mess, isn't it?
09:27There comes a time where you've got to take responsibility for your actions.
09:30He's chose to go out and get drunk in his car tonight.
09:32We haven't made him do that, but he's angry with me.
09:34He should be angry with himself, really, not with me.
09:38Coming up...
09:38Oh, slap me, I wouldn't stop.
09:40No, you won't slap me at all.
09:42In custody, some shocking threats.
09:44I want to find out who you are and where you live, OK?
09:48I've got a vehicle failing stop.
09:52And the cops spot a car.
09:54No lights on, runs out the window.
09:57Putting lives at risk.
09:59Pull over that way.
10:00Tell me, she's got the message.
10:13Why is it hurting?
10:17Uh, elbow on my wrist.
10:19Elbow on your wrist.
10:20Did you see what happened?
10:21He's too much drinking.
10:22In the city centre, a suspected hit-and-run crash has left a motorbike rider needing hospital treatment.
10:29Just give a little bit of a hand up, please.
10:31Traffic cop Rich Morris and other officers have tracked down a drunk man, believed to be the driver, at a nearby address.
10:41Oi, we're not having you spitting, yeah?
10:43It's dirty.
10:45Stop spitting.
10:46If they don't come one zero, the smell has become increasingly violent.
10:52With assaults on emergency workers on the rise, three quarters of the UK's police officers have been
10:59hurt while dealing with people under the influence.
11:11Whoa, whoa, not steady on her feet.
11:13I'll give you a hand.
11:14How about that?
11:14All right.
11:15Let's go straight ahead.
11:16All right.
11:18Yes, mate.
11:18You got it?
11:19Yes.
11:19At police custody, Rich books the man in before breathalising him.
11:25Sarge, how are you?
11:26Good, thank you.
11:27I'm living the dream.
11:29So, as the rest are, there's information that this chap here was driving around earlier in his vehicle,
11:34potentially drunk.
11:35He's been involved in a road traffic collision in Derby, where it's collided with a motorbike,
11:40carried on driving, where he's then run a red traffic light, nearly caused another accident.
11:47So, we then attended the home address, where the vehicle's parked outside, and we've woke him up,
11:54where he's then said he's had a drink.
11:56So, he's been arrested.
11:58Let me finish when he's been arrested for being...
12:01Let me finish when he's been arrested for being on through a drink.
12:05It's rude to interrupt.
12:06You're a bit rude, aren't you?
12:07Shh!
12:08Yeah, but don't shush me.
12:10Well, he's rude to interrupt.
12:11You told me to shut up when you left me.
12:13Yes, yes I did.
12:13I want to counteract that, yeah?
12:16This isn't the time for it.
12:19There's got to be some time for it.
12:21Yeah, when you're getting...
12:22Dealing with drunks, or people that have had alcohol, you can see it escalating.
12:27You look at the body language, you look at the gesture, and you just know what's coming next.
12:32You're not allowed to...
12:34Don't tell me shush, and don't tell me shut up.
12:38Why do you tell me shut up?
12:40Answer it.
12:42Go on.
12:43Three, one.
12:44What's the...
12:44Go back over there.
12:46See you at...
12:47Don't push me.
12:48Don't push me.
12:49Oh, man, cough.
12:51Oh, man, cough.
12:52Relax.
12:52No.
12:53Oh, man, cough, bro.
12:55It's fine.
12:55How could I affect him?
12:57If he's not capable of handing people out of my cough, how do you think it's up?
13:02To put him on the intoxiliser machine to establish whether the level of alcohol in his breath
13:09is above the prescribed limit.
13:11Custody officers have come out, and they've kind of surrounded him a bit,
13:15because he's become unpredictable again, and potentially violent.
13:18But you, mate, you're not worthy of dealing in public.
13:22I'll tell you that now.
13:24Yeah, look at me in my eyes.
13:26You're not worthy of it.
13:27I'll slap you out of wits.
13:29One ten.
13:29One ten.
13:30I'll slap you out of wits, cunt.
13:31No, you won't slap me out of wits, cunt.
13:32No, you won't slap me out of wits, cunt.
13:33Who the f*** are you telling me shut up?
13:37Wake up.
13:38Bro, I'm going to find out who you are,
13:40and where you live.
13:41Don't make threats, the cops are going behind you.
13:44That's all right.
13:44No problem.
13:45Yeah, sure.
13:46No, I'll put my lock down.
13:47Put my lock down.
13:50He's just like this at me all the time.
13:52And tell him to go away.
13:54Tell him, tell him.
13:56You've been very, you're not listening to this at all.
13:58Bro, tell him to go away.
14:00Tell that matey to go away.
14:02Tell that guy to go away.
14:04Tell that guy to go away before I'm saying any questions.
14:08He needs to go.
14:09Yeah, just because you wear a police uniform,
14:12does that really mean you're subjected to that?
14:14I don't think so.
14:15I'm proud British, yeah?
14:17British.
14:18You understand me?
14:19You understand?
14:20I'm British.
14:22Don't.
14:22No, I would do what I want.
14:25Get your sense of me.
14:27I'm British.
14:30Stop being a pig.
14:30No.
14:31Stop tensing up.
14:32Stop tensing up.
14:33Stop tensing up.
14:34I wouldn't.
14:35Stop tensing up.
14:35Why?
14:36Relax yourself.
14:37I'll relax myself when you relax yourself.
14:39I've still got the handcuffs on, but even in handcuffs,
14:42somebody can be unpredictable and violent, and he was.
14:46Do you agree to provide two specimens of breath for analysis?
14:49No, I don't.
14:51I warn you again that for you to provide...
14:53I'll warn you as well.
14:54Let me finish.
14:56Let me finish.
14:58I warn you again that for you to provide either of these specimens
15:01will render you liable to prosecution.
15:03Do you now agree to provide two specimens of breath for analysis?
15:06I'm not providing any specimens.
15:09Are there any medical or other reasons why you cannot
15:12or should not provide two specimens of breath?
15:14No, I don't know.
15:17I'm not a doctor.
15:20Unless you've got a nurse or anyone who can
15:23provide that information and let me know.
15:26But I can't say that in the sun.
15:30Or is that too hard to grasp?
15:33That's it.
15:34Straight up failed to provide.
15:35He's having the opportunity.
15:36Let's go this way, please.
15:38Don't smile.
15:39Don't smile at me.
15:40Let's go this way.
15:41Because, you know, you never know.
15:43We're not going to be of help to you.
15:46You never know.
15:47Come on this way.
15:48Yeah, you'll be...
15:48You'll be...
15:49You know what you love?
15:55We can't force somebody to give us a breath sample.
15:58We can request it.
15:59We can't force it.
16:06He's going to need an interview because he's not been seen driving.
16:09But he ain't going to be fit till morning anyway, is he?
16:11And I'm certainly not interviewing him anyway.
16:16It's a straight up offence and a failing to provide a sample of breath.
16:20Somebody can pick that up in the morning,
16:22interview him and they've got enough evidence and information there
16:25to look at charging him with leaving the scene of an accident
16:29and failing to provide a sample of breath.
16:32Hello.
16:32Where was you while I was getting abused?
16:34Behind you.
16:35Oh, was you?
16:35Yeah.
16:36When I first started this job, the abuse that you sometimes get,
16:39it was difficult to handle.
16:41When you put the uniform on, people expect you to be Superman or whatever.
16:45But we're not.
16:46We're just normal people at the end of the day.
16:48However, it does bounce off you a bit more.
16:55Please, can somebody let me out?
16:56Please, can somebody let me out?
17:19Less than 10% of UK license holders are under 25 years old.
17:24But they account for a quarter of drink-dried casualties.
17:35And it's up to traffic cops like Matt Cork to catch them before they become another statistic.
17:43I can only hazard a guess that the reason that people drink drive is they genuinely believe that they're never going to get caught.
17:50Why should they sort out taxis, sort out alternative travel plans to somebody thinking,
17:55well, you know, I've had two pints and I think I'll be all right.
17:58The hard and fast rule is if you're driving, don't bother drinking. Simple as.
18:02As Matt patrols Chesterfield town centre,
18:08a car catches his attention.
18:12Got this person driving along.
18:14No lights on.
18:18Hands out the window.
18:20The car overtakes on a blind bend.
18:27Matt signals to the driver to pull over.
18:31Hey, it's angle 28.
18:32But they don't respond.
18:37Got a vehicle failing stop in Chesterfield town at the moment.
18:42Whereabouts, Corky, where, Chesterfield?
18:44It's called Bastard Steakhouse. Standby.
18:48With concerns the driver is trying to make off,
18:51traffic cop Craig Dawes races to assist.
18:53Corky, we're above you if it's coming on your off-site to Galleon.
19:05Pull over. That way.
19:09Standby. Make contact with the driver.
19:13Corky, you'll be low downhill.
19:15Up hill.
19:17Female driver.
19:18She's got the message.
19:27We're about to say now, Corky.
19:29Must part.
19:35Hello.
19:39I take it you didn't realise lights and sirens meant to stop?
19:42No, I did. I was trying to banalize the stage.
19:44Right, OK.
19:45The reason I've stopped you, one, got no lights on.
19:48Yeah, that'd help.
19:51Two, what was that overtake all about on that taxi?
19:55Silliness, wasn't it?
19:57Yeah, with passengers hanging out the window as well.
20:00So, do you want to jump out?
20:02I'm going to do some checks with you.
20:03All right.
20:05Craig arrives as backup.
20:08Grand.
20:09I take it's your car, is it?
20:10Yes.
20:11Lovely.
20:11Bala made up.
20:13The driver is just 18 years old.
20:17Jump in there for me.
20:18Then I can just give you a VRM.
20:21Yes, yes.
20:23Inside her car are two male friends.
20:27Receive or eight.
20:29I'm all right to you.
20:31Good, good, good.
20:32Where have you been tonight then?
20:32What's made us not stop, or?
20:35I know you're not.
20:36I know you're not driving.
20:38Right.
20:38You had a drink tonight?
20:39I have, yeah.
20:41Okay.
20:42Due to the manner you're driving, I'm going to make a requirement of you to provide me with a sample of breath for analysis.
20:46Okay?
20:47I have to warn you that the fare to do so may render your liable to prosecution, all right?
20:51Are you happy to give me a sample of breath?
20:52Yeah.
20:53Okay.
20:53Lovely.
20:54Okey-do.
20:55Deep breath in.
20:56Yeah, blow through it.
20:57When it comes to drink, you'll often get those little signs, before they've even provided a sample, that they're going to be over.
21:06When they go, oh no, I'm sure I'll be fine, I've only had two pints, I've only had two pints.
21:13And you're already looking at them, you can smell the beer on them.
21:16Super.
21:18The way that their eyelids are sort of almost starting to droop, you know that they're going to blow over straight away.
21:23And a lot of the times, with the people that blow high numbers, you just kind of think,
21:26what on earth were you thinking when you turned the keys in that ignition?
21:31Legal limit's 35, okay.
21:34You're blowing 77.
21:36So you're more than double?
21:37Yep, you're more than double limit, all right?
21:40So at 22.59, you're under arrest on suspicion of drink driving.
21:48Coming up...
21:49We're going to be going out to the police station now.
21:51The young female driver...
21:52Can I have my mum up?
21:53..faces up to her potentially life-changing decision.
21:57She's looking at a driving disqualification, which will have a real impact on the start of her life.
22:02Have you had anything to drink tonight?
22:04I've had about four cans of spellers.
22:07And another suspected drink driver...
22:10Get out of the car now!
22:12...causing trouble.
22:14It didn't have to be like that, did it?
22:16I've got a vehicle failing stop.
22:20In Chesterfield.
22:21No lights on.
22:22Hands out the window.
22:23Pull over.
22:24That way.
22:25She's got the message.
22:25Traffic cop Matt Cork has pulled over an 18-year-old driver.
22:29Jump in there for me.
22:38You're blown 77.
22:39So you're more than double...
22:40Yep.
22:41You're more than double the limit, all right?
22:42So at 2259, you're under arrest on suspicion of drink driving.
23:00So we're going to be going out to the police station now.
23:03When we get down there you can have somebody informed that you've been arrested.
23:06Do you need a purse or anything like that out of your car?
23:08Yeah.
23:09Yeah.
23:10Okay.
23:11Yep.
23:11We will sort that out.
23:12Right.
23:12My colleague's going to park it up somewhere where it's not going to impede these buses.
23:16Your passengers will be walking.
23:19So.
23:19Can I speak to him at least?
23:21No.
23:22Not at the moment because you're under arrest.
23:24All right.
23:26Chuck us your key is, Dot.
23:27All we need is car key.
23:32What's going to happen tomorrow?
23:34Tomorrow you'll be charged with drink driving.
23:36You'll end up going to court and they're going to take your driving license off you.
23:40All right.
23:41But we'll get to that when we come to it.
23:42Still going to get an evidential sample from you.
23:44All right.
23:45We'll see what that comes back as.
23:50You're going to have to make your own way.
23:52She's been arrested.
23:53All right.
23:53Who's this going out?
23:55Yeah, you're not.
23:56You're not wanted or anything, so.
24:01Mates aren't too bothered.
24:02They're probably thinking how they're going to go.
24:04They're not going to be bothered.
24:05They're getting a free lift home, aren't they?
24:07Fortunately, she's not nipping home now.
24:08She's nipping off to custody.
24:09Probably going to lose her license.
24:11Maybe a job.
24:13You know, the joys of drink driving.
24:18The minimum punishment for a first-time drink driving offence
24:21is a 12-month ban and a fine of up to £5,000.
24:26Some drivers face six months in prison and all will have a criminal record.
24:36Dealing with the amount of drink drivers that we do and the way that people behave,
24:39every now and again, you'll get somebody who still doesn't think they've done anything wrong.
24:44And to be honest, it's infuriating.
24:46Or you'll get somebody who's then going to burst into tears and, you know,
24:49it's the worst tissue in life and that's the point it dawns on them.
24:54If you've got any questions along the way, ask them.
24:57Would I get the opportunity to ring either my mum or dad?
25:00Because I have got work in the morning, so I need to let them know.
25:03Initially, your right is to have them informed.
25:06So it would be a member of the custody team letting them know that you're with us,
25:10but you're safe and well.
25:12I've no doubt that if it's quiet enough and they're not run off their feet,
25:16there's no reason they shouldn't be able to sort you out with a phone call afterwards,
25:19all right, so you can speak to them yourself.
25:27I'm going to follow this gentleman here.
25:28Follow me.
25:33Arrested on suspicion of driving whatsoever prescribed low alcohol
25:37after being stopped driving a vehicle with no lights on.
25:39She's provided a sample of 77.
25:42OK, I'm satisfied the arrest is lawful, so I'm going to authorize your detention,
25:47all right? Would you like anybody to notify you?
25:50My mum.
25:50Mum?
25:51Yeah.
25:52Right, we're going to follow this gentleman here.
25:53Follow me, please. Thank you.
25:54The young driver is taken for an evidential breath test.
26:04Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going,
26:08keep going, stop. Lovely.
26:12That young lass has found herself on the wrong side of it tonight by a bit of a silly,
26:16irresponsible decision. She'll be well aware of the effects of alcohol,
26:19and I dare say, as thought, I'll risk it. The limits will affect you differently depending
26:25on what you've had to drink, what you've had to eat that day, generally how you're feeling yourself.
26:30What you have provided is 67 and 68, so you're way over the legal limit, OK?
26:38Based on that, you'll need to be with us about four hours before you can, before you can go,
26:44so it's, it's just coming up for midnight, so it'll be about 4am before we can release you.
26:48To ensure drink drivers don't get behind the wheel again while under the influence,
26:56police kick them in custody until their alcohol levels are back within normal range.
27:02She's now going to be looking at ultimately a driving disqualification, which will have
27:06a real impact on the start of her life and potentially her career options going forward.
27:1167 and 68. In order? Yeah, in order. As much as she's classed as an adult, she's 18,
27:21she's found herself in a position where she wants her mum, almost a bit of a deer in the headlights.
27:26The driving disqualification, they're getting arrested, they end up in a prison cell overnight,
27:31probably isn't going to compare to the disappointment that the parents are going to show
27:35when they realise that their 18-year-old's been arrested for drink driving.
27:41In the UK, most serious collisions involving drink drivers happen at night.
27:51For the police, it's vital to get those under the influence off the road.
28:03Go ahead.
28:03Just doing an area search, attending the Langley Mill area.
28:0724, thank you.
28:09We're in a residential area. It's a very busy Saturday night.
28:15PC Chris Wells-Jackson is on the lookout for drink drivers.
28:22Cool.
28:22A car with a faulty headlight grabs his attention.
28:32Sometimes you just get a feeling if you're behind a particular vehicle and you look at the driver and
28:37their demeanour goes to show that they probably shouldn't be driving. They get quite nervous.
28:42They're doing things that a normal person wouldn't necessarily do.
28:45They get a disability.
28:48An ACF4 code 2 please.
28:54Yeah.
28:55Yeah, put a seatbelt.
28:56I'm certain Audi.
28:57Audi A3S5 in black, for insurance, no ports, talking to flag.
29:05Received, I've got it stopped.
29:11Do you want to come and join me?
29:12Yeah, mate, I know where you are.
29:14Unsure of how the driver might react,
29:17Chris radios PC Andy Swift nearby.
29:20I'd want to join him until we know it's alright.
29:23Hello.
29:25I've only stopped you because your lights are out on your back
29:27and you've got a light out on the front.
29:30Yeah, no problem.
29:31Have you had anything to drink tonight?
29:32I have, yeah.
29:33I've had about four cans of Stella's.
29:36Have you?
29:36Yeah.
29:37Just stop smoking that for me then
29:38because you're going to have to be a breathalyser, aren't you?
29:39Yeah, yeah, yeah.
29:40Alright, just chuck that on your passenger seat for me.
29:42The ethanol in some vapes
29:44can affect the accuracy of a breathalyser test.
29:47When did you have your last drink?
29:50About ten minutes ago.
29:51I'm not going to arrest you yet
29:52because I need to breathalyser you and see if you're a dancer.
29:54However, I'm going to detain you
29:55because I believe that you may be unfit to drive
29:57through what you've told me.
29:58Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
29:59Are you well known to us?
30:01A little bit.
30:02A little bit.
30:03Is this your vehicle then?
30:04No, it's my cousin's.
30:05This is your cousin's.
30:06Does he know you've taken it?
30:07No.
30:08No?
30:08So you've talked to it as well then?
30:10Yeah, yeah.
30:11My colleague's going to come join me in a minute.
30:13I'll get him to bring a breathalyser over
30:14and we'll go from there.
30:15Alright.
30:16Just keep that down because I need to breathalyser you.
30:18Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
30:19But that interferes with it, doesn't it?
30:21I don't know, does it?
30:22Come on, I'm playing ball with you.
30:24For somebody that's intoxicated,
30:26they can become very unpredictable.
30:27Where all they're thinking about is themselves
30:29and how they're going to get themselves sorted
30:31then can become very difficult and dangerous for us.
30:34Alright, my colleague's here now, so.
30:36Right, because you've told me that you've had four stellas,
30:39I'm going to require you to provide me
30:40a sample of breathalyser, okay?
30:41Are you happy to provide me a sample of breathalyser?
30:43Wonderful.
30:44So you had your last can of stellar about ten minutes ago,
30:46you think?
30:47Well, we'll wait another five, six minutes then
30:49before we do this.
30:50Five, six minutes?
30:51Because I have to wait 20...
30:52No, because that interferes with this, doesn't it?
30:55So it's on the roof of the car here.
30:57The driver still won't give up his vape,
30:59so the cops may not get an accurate alcohol reading from him.
31:05Get out of the car now.
31:07Do you want gassing?
31:08Get out of the car now.
31:13It didn't have to be like that, did it?
31:17Gassing.
31:19Right, right, give me on then now.
31:21Oh, now.
31:22You were being compliant, now you're playing all.
31:28Right.
31:28Are we sorted?
31:30Are you going to behave yourself?
31:32Do you want to sit on your arse,
31:33or do you want to stay on your front?
31:35Because you're in a puddle at the moment.
31:37If you want to be silly,
31:38this is what happens, isn't it?
31:39All right?
31:40I was being right with you up till then,
31:41and all that over of eight...
31:44Put him against his warts.
31:45Sit up.
31:46Put him back against the warts.
31:47Sit up.
31:49Yeah.
31:49There was no need for it, was there?
31:52Forget about it.
31:53And how are you taking your show for?
31:56Good.
31:57Loosen.
31:58I'll get two fingers there.
31:59Oh, two fingers there.
32:01This lad's been a little bit silly,
32:03and we've had to drag him out of his car
32:04and take him to the floor.
32:05Would you just ask Amber Valley
32:06if they've got a van spare,
32:07because he may cause us some issues shortly.
32:10And he's a bit wet,
32:11because he's been in a puddle.
32:12Yes, yes, believe they're aware.
32:15He's compliant at the minute,
32:16but we've obviously had a few little issues with him.
32:18Bloody fuck.
32:19Drink driving's a very selfish act,
32:21but unfortunately a lot of people decide now
32:23that they think they can get away with it,
32:25and they are making that decision knowingly,
32:27and it's putting everybody else at risk.
32:29It's frustrating for us,
32:30because we know that we've got to put ourselves at risk sometimes
32:33to make sure we take those people off the road,
32:36and that could be putting ourselves at risk,
32:38actually getting hold of that person,
32:39getting them out of vehicle.
32:40It's a dangerous game that we play sometimes,
32:43but we still have to do our job.
32:46Right, so because you've been driving a motor vehicle,
32:49and you've told me that you've had a drink,
32:50so therefore I've had the suspicion,
32:52I've already given you the requirement
32:53which you've said you're going to provide,
32:55so if you can, Curt and I,
32:57start to see your lips around the tube,
32:58load till three to stop.
33:02Stop, thank you.
33:02So, 78.
33:08So that's double,
33:09and a little bit more, okay.
33:12He's blown 78 at three minutes past one,
33:16so he's under arrest for that,
33:18and he's also said that he's twopped the vehicle from his cousin,
33:22so he's under arrest for that as well.
33:24As well as being more than double the alcohol limit,
33:27and admitting to taking the car without consent,
33:29the man doesn't have a current driver's licence,
33:33and he's not insured to drive this car.
33:36A few empty cans in the car,
33:38which I'm assuming he's drank whilst he's been in it,
33:40because he said he's been living in it for the last few days, so...
33:43And very accurate to what he said,
33:45it's four cans of Stella.
33:47And he's vape.
33:50More officers arrive to help.
33:52Hey, go on then.
33:54Right, come and turn the face, it's warm.
33:55He was calm, I wanted him to start off with,
33:57and then for some bizarre reason,
33:58just because he couldn't have hold of his vape,
34:00because I needed to do the breath test with him,
34:01he kicked off.
34:02So, of course, we ended up dragging him out of the car,
34:04which we didn't want to do,
34:06and then we've had a bit of a roll round with him,
34:07but he's just a bit unpredictable,
34:09more up and down,
34:10so we'll get him off in the back of the van,
34:13and we'll get his car seized.
34:24Coming up...
34:26Caught at more than twice the limit,
34:32Just stand up here, stop being silly.
34:35This driver's intent on causing trouble.
34:38Just stand here, no, don't walk off.
34:41Listen, you can't just walk off,
34:43you've got to listen to what I'm saying.
34:44Hello.
35:01You all right?
35:02In East Derbyshire,
35:03PC Chris Wells Jackson pulled over a driver
35:06who needed breathalysing.
35:08Have you had anything to drink tonight?
35:10I have, yeah.
35:11I've had about four cans of stellers.
35:14But really wanted to vape.
35:16Get out the car now!
35:21It didn't have to be like that, did it?
35:22Well, once we get in there,
35:31they'll be coming off as long as you comply in.
35:46We'll sort it when we get inside.
35:58It's too tight, look.
35:59From what I've been told,
36:01they've been sorted.
36:02You put two fingers in that, man.
36:05That's two fingers.
36:09Never.
36:10A hundred percent.
36:11Yeah.
36:11That is too...
36:12It's in my skin, Dad.
36:14But I can get two fingers in it
36:15and I've hardly got the thinnest fingers in my arm.
36:16I've got a bit of weight about me, like, so...
36:19Well, so have I.
36:20I've got chunky fingers and I can get them in.
36:28Stop banging your head.
36:35What are you trying to achieve, exactly?
36:45What are you trying to achieve?
36:47I want my right hand cuff
36:49loosened to the same as my left one.
36:52But while ever you're banging your head
36:53and showing some sort of aggression,
36:55we're not going to loosen your cuffs, are we?
36:58You're banging your head against the cage.
37:00It's not exactly normal, is it?
37:02Are we going to be good?
37:06Good, lad.
37:06Come on.
37:07I've been waiting up for you
37:10and I will be all the way through.
37:12Careful.
37:14Up to that door.
37:17To charge his suspect with drink driving,
37:20Chris needs to test him on the evidential machine
37:22while his alcohol levels are still high.
37:25If I take them off, are we going to behave?
37:27Yeah.
37:28Have a not quite operated.
37:30You thought what?
37:32Have I not cooperated?
37:33Mostly.
37:34We just had a bit of a disagreement at the roadside, didn't we?
37:37The devices that we use at the roadside
37:39are a rough indicator of the amount of alcohol
37:41that's in your system
37:41and the machine now and in custody
37:43is a much more accurate and evidential machine.
37:46There's always that question of
37:47are they going to be under when we get to the custody suite?
37:50Because every moment,
37:51you're dropping that alcohol out of your system.
37:53I've witnessed driving on the road.
37:55He got a couple of lights out of the vehicle
37:57so I've stopped it.
37:57He's admitted to have been drinking four cans of Stella
38:00prior to driving
38:01and also that he'd swapped
38:04the vehicle from his cousin
38:05so we've got to make those inquiries
38:08however at the moment he's been arrested.
38:09What we're going to do,
38:10we're going to do an evidential breath test
38:11then you're going to get better down.
38:12Can you get some clothes?
38:13Yeah, they'll sort you out.
38:14Get some dry ones.
38:15Okay, so I require you to provide me
38:18two specimens of breath for analysis
38:21by means of an approved device.
38:23But I've got to do this first
38:25and then I'll sort you the dry clothes.
38:29Well, if that's a failure to provide
38:31then that's a failure to provide.
38:32I'm not doing it.
38:34Just stand up here.
38:35Stop being silly.
38:36You need to come and answer these questions.
38:38I'm tense your arm and come and stand at the desk.
38:40Just answer the questions
38:42and then we can get on with it
38:44and I can get you some dry clothes, can't I?
38:46There's always something in the back of your mind
38:48when you're in that scenario
38:50and your experience tells you
38:51that you need to be on edge constantly
38:53because you never know who you're dealing with.
38:56Are you going to come and do the breath test now?
38:58Just stand up.
38:59No, don't walk off.
39:01Listen, you can't just walk off.
39:02You've got to listen to what I'm saying.
39:04Yeah, then, listen.
39:05Right.
39:06If you're going to carry on
39:07you're going to get stripped in yourself.
39:08Yeah, of course, sir.
39:09No, stop.
39:09Stop, stop tensing up.
39:12You are tensing up.
39:13You're tensing up now.
39:15Are you going to go and do the breath test?
39:17Yes.
39:17Right.
39:20Remaining professional,
39:21remaining calm
39:22and making sure that you deal with people
39:24in the right manner
39:25is absolutely imperative
39:26to make sure that we get everything right.
39:30Promise it.
39:30Just take a couple of deep breaths.
39:32We'll chill out
39:32and then we'll be all right, won't we?
39:34When I tell you to do so,
39:36relax, take a deep breath,
39:37place the mouthpiece in your mouth
39:39and make a good seal around it with your lips.
39:41Then blow steadily and evenly
39:42until I tell you to stop.
39:45Once this is done,
39:46so it'll take about five minutes,
39:47I'll get you dry clothes,
39:48we'll get you some snap,
39:49we'll get you a drink,
39:50and then you can get your head down for a bit.
39:52Deep breath.
39:53And go.
39:54Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
40:01That's it, wasn't it?
40:02It's a 69 or 70.
40:03They're your results.
40:05Okay, so that's twice the limit.
40:07A good few hours with your head down,
40:09you'll be interviewed in the morning about the twat,
40:11and then you're going to be charged with the drink driving element.
40:14Would you like me to go get you some dry clothes?
40:15Yeah.
40:16I will do that.
40:17This chap's been very up and down.
40:19He's continued to be quite difficult in custody,
40:21but eventually he's been happy to provide two samples of breath in the evidential machine.
40:27And he's blown below an evidential reading of 69,
40:30which is twice the legal limit.
40:31So he'll have to be interviewed in the morning about the twat element,
40:34if we can actually establish that's happened.
40:36And I don't doubt that he's been living in that car for the last couple of days, drinking,
40:40and I'm sure he's probably been driving around absolutely hammered as he was tonight.
40:44We'll see what we get in the morning,
40:45but realistically, he's getting charged, he's going to get disqualified,
40:48so it's a good result.
41:01After four hours in a cell,
41:03Matt Cork's 18-year-old drink driver is sober enough to be charged.
41:09You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence.
41:11If you don't have to mention now something which you'll later align in court,
41:14anything you do say may be given in evidence, OK?
41:17So I'm going to give you a bail.
41:18You need to go to Chesterfield Magistrates Court and answer your bail, OK?
41:21I do have to tell you, if you fail to attend and answer that bail,
41:24there'll be a warrant out for your arrest.
41:27Matt will drive the young woman home.
41:30OK, that's fine. You're free to go then.
41:32Do you want to pop your jumper on now?
41:34It does drop a bit fresh out there.
41:36Cheers, Sarge.
41:37All right, take care.
41:38Last year, Derbyshire police prosecuted more than 1,200 drink drivers
41:52and attended over 70 collisions where alcohol was involved.
41:56At no point has ever crossed my mind to think, having had a few pints,
42:01I'll, you know, forget the taxi, forget the five-minute walk,
42:04I'll just take my car, I'll risk it.
42:06The freedom that you get being able to drive, it's not a given right,
42:09it's a privilege at the end of the day.
42:11So why am I going to put my driving licence in jeopardy by taking that risk of getting behind
42:17the wheel after I've had a few drinks?
42:19I'm a driver on a road, my partner's a driver on a road, we drive around with our kids in
42:26the car, as friends in the car and it could be us that's been hit by a drink driver and
42:32it does scare the life out of me.
42:33Realistically, if you're going to have a drink, just don't drive and if you plan on driving,
42:38don't have a drink.
42:40A lot of fatalities and serious injuries do come from drink and drug drivers becoming more
42:45prevalent again.
42:46It's very frustrating for us because if you need a lift somewhere, you can either ring
42:49somebody to come and get you or you can get a taxi or you can get a bus or you can walk.
42:54It just shows a blatant disregard for other people.
42:57If you're a drink driver, you've got to be lucky every time.
42:59We just need to be lucky once.
43:00In this episode, the suspected drink driver who left the scene of a collision with a motorbike
43:11was convicted for failing to provide.
43:21He was disqualified from driving for three years and given a six-month community order
43:27to complete rehabilitation and alcohol treatment.
43:34The 18-year-old driver, who was under the influence...
43:40Pull over.
43:43That way.
43:44She's got the message.
43:45...was sentenced to a 17-month disqualification, reduced by 17 weeks if she completes a drink driver
43:53safety course.
43:54Arrested on suspicion of driving whatsoever, prescribed alcohol after being stopped driving
43:59a vehicle with no lights on.
44:00She's provided a sample of 77.
44:03She was also fined and ordered to pay court costs.
44:08Have you had anything to drink tonight?
44:10I have, yeah.
44:11I've had about four cans of scallops.
44:13And the driver, who was pulled over with faulty lights and wanted to vape...
44:18I didn't have to man-hungle you, did I?
44:22...wasn't charged with taking the car without consent, but is due to appear in court for drink
44:27driving and driving without a license and no insurance.
44:32If found guilty, he could be facing a driving ban and prison time.
44:36I'll see you next time.