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Aston Expressway '100mph drink-drive' suspect arrested Aston Expressway '100mph drink-driver' charged by police
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A motorist has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after his car was seen travelling at speeds of about 100mph (161km/h). A motorist has been charged with drink-driving after his car was seen travelling at about 100mph through a stretch of motorway roadworks.
He was stopped after the vehicle was spotted on a temporary 30mph stretch of the Aston Expressway in Birmingham. He was stopped after the vehicle was spotted in a temporary 30mph stretch of the Aston Expressway in Birmingham.
Officers from the Central Motorway Policing Group (CPMG) said the driver had recorded 74mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath when breathalysed. Police said the driver gave roadside and custody breath tests and recorded 74mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath - more than twice the legal limit.
The legal limit is 35mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The man, who is yet to be named, will appear in court on February 10.