18 Dec, 2019 @ 14:50
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Drunk truck driver zig zags all over A-7 motorway in Spain’s Marbella after consuming SIX TIMES the legal limit of alcohol

British motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with fellow expat on Spain's Costa Blanca
British motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with fellow expat on Spain's Costa Blanca

A TRUCK driver pulled over in Marbella last month was found to have consumed six times the legal limit for alcohol, police have revealed. 

The dangerous driver was stopped by police in Puerto Banus after his huge vehicle began zig zagging on the A-7 while repeatedly hitting the road barrier.

According to Guardia Civil, the 46-year-old repeatedly ignored officers urging him to pull over, before he finally stopped at the height of the luxury port.

Named only as L.M.M.A, he was immediately breathalysed and found to have 0.97mg of alcohol per 1 gram of exhaled air.

The limit for a professional driver is 0.15mg, meaning he was more than six times over the limit.

The reckless driving caused a seven-kilometre traffic jam along the A-7 towards Cadiz.

The man has been charged with a crime against road safety for driving under the influence.

Police say he has been ‘brought to justice’ but did not detail the fine or punishment.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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