Fresh ban for drink-driver caught for a third time

Piotr Wozniak's car was seized by police after he was caught drink-driving in Peterborough

A 43-year-old convicted drink-driver has been banned from driving for four years after he was caught for a third time in three years.

At about 04:00 BST on 13 July, police on patrol in the Fengate area of Peterborough noticed a silver Vauxhall Astra driving down Potters Way.

Cambridgeshire Police said the car was stopped and the driver, Piotr Wozniak, told officers he was going to show his teenage son the fish in the river.

Wozniak, from Peterborough, took a roadside breath test, which gave a reading of 77 – more than two times the legal limit of 35.

'Complete disregard'

Police said checks on the national computer by traffic officers found that Wozniak had been disqualified from driving for three years in October following a drink-driving conviction, leading to his car being seized.

After his latest arrest, he gave an evidential reading of 66 in custody, police said.

Wozniak, of Clarence Road in Millfield, admitted driving while disqualified, and drink-driving at Peterborough Magistrates' Court, and, alongside the new disqualification, he was also sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months.

PC Gavin Taylor said the third conviction showed his "complete disregard for the safety of other road users".

“Driving while under the influence of drink or drugs is extremely dangerous as it can affect your reaction times and the ability to judge distances or speeds, and I urge the public to report any concerns around people driving while under the influence to us," he said.