Shropshire Star

Woman arrested at scene of crash after failing roadside breath test

A woman was arrested at the scene of a crash after she blew a roadside breath test of more than twice the legal alcohol limit.

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Police say there were no injuries in the single vehicle crash at the Five Crosses Roundabout at Gobowen, near Oswestry, at 9.54pm on Thursday .

PCSO David Hughes, Oswestry Rural North Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: "We received a call last night at 8:54pm after an RTC on the Five Crosses roundabout, Gobowen. This involved a single vehicle and there were no injuries.

"The female driver of this vehicle provided a positive roadside breath sample - 92 - and arrested for suspicion of driving whilst over the prescribed limit."

The legal limit for alcohol in the breath is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.