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Toddler 'breathalysed' by joking police in Cheshire | Toddler 'breathalysed' by joking police in Cheshire |
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An underage motorist who was stopped by police for her erratic driving was let off - even though she had consumed "a couple of bottles" and had no licence, insurance or MOT. | An underage motorist who was stopped by police for her erratic driving was let off - even though she had consumed "a couple of bottles" and had no licence, insurance or MOT. |
Fortunately the "young offender" was a nosy toddler who had trundled up to officers in her pink plastic car to see what was going on. | |
The officers had been trying to seize a genuinely uninsured vehicle at the time in Runcorn, Cheshire. | The officers had been trying to seize a genuinely uninsured vehicle at the time in Runcorn, Cheshire. |
Playing along, the officers pretended to take a breath test from the girl after asking her parents if she had been drinking that morning. | Playing along, the officers pretended to take a breath test from the girl after asking her parents if she had been drinking that morning. |
"She's had a couple of bottles," they quipped. | "She's had a couple of bottles," they quipped. |
A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "Thankfully, the tot's reading was clear and she was free to go." | A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "Thankfully, the tot's reading was clear and she was free to go." |
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