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15/05/2017
Drink Driver Arrested After Car Reports Collision
A drink driver has been arrested after a car alerted police that it was involved in a crash.
The PSNI in Craigavon attended the scene and the driver was drunk.
In a Facebook post a PSNI spokesperson said: "Some cars these days are pretty clever. Did you know that some can even phone police automatically to let us know you've crashed?! That's a really good safety feature.
"It is however a really bad feature to have if you're a drink driver.
"That's right, you're picking this up correctly - a CAR phoned us to let us know about a crash last night when it turned out the driver was drunk.
"You think you're having a rough weekend? At least your car hasn't touted on you!"
(CD)
The PSNI in Craigavon attended the scene and the driver was drunk.
In a Facebook post a PSNI spokesperson said: "Some cars these days are pretty clever. Did you know that some can even phone police automatically to let us know you've crashed?! That's a really good safety feature.
"It is however a really bad feature to have if you're a drink driver.
"That's right, you're picking this up correctly - a CAR phoned us to let us know about a crash last night when it turned out the driver was drunk.
"You think you're having a rough weekend? At least your car hasn't touted on you!"
(CD)
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