The driver was arrested for Driving with Excess Alcohol in Breath, police say
The image shows the wreckage of a car on its roof following a night-time collision.
Police in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district say the driver failed a roadside preliminary breath test following the collision. Read more: "We would be keen to speak to bystanders" Did you see 'alleged assault' of boy by PSNI officer In a brief statement published on social media alongside the image of the wreckage by PSNI in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon policing district, a spokesperson said: "This is the result of drinking alcohol and driving..
"At approximately 01:30 hours, Police officers from C section Armagh attended a report of a one vehicle road traffic collision which occurred within the vicinity of the Moy Road, Armagh." The spokesperson added: "A roadside preliminary breath test was carried out on the driver which they subsequently failed with a reading of 109. The legal limit being 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The driver was arrested for Driving with Excess Alcohol in Breath."
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