'He said he only had a couple of beers watching the game... well a couple too many'

A driver failed a roadside breath test yesterday after claiming he 'only had a couple of beers watching the game'.

Police stopped the driver in the Prestwich area yesterday afternoon (Sunday). He was 'unsteady on his feet', officers said.

He claimed to have had a 'couple of beers' but during a roadside breath test, he blew a reading of 56 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35. The driver was arrested.

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Police shared a photo of the breathalyser on the GMP Bury Facebook page this morning. An officer wrote: "#Prestwich Our Special constable's sixth sense proves fruitful again!

"Driver stopped and claimed he only had a couple beers watching the game...well....a couple too many as driver is unsteady on feet and blows 56 at the roadside #arrested."

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