James Gray

maccawozzagod · 03-11-2015, 10:26

... arrested for drink driving

baldy · 03-11-2015, 10:36

He was arrested at 9:30am on the way to training!

Makes you wonder, Was he intoxicated the whole way through is Stanley career?

Hope he gets help and is able to get off the drink and help him stay on his feet during games!

Greeny · 03-11-2015, 11:34

O dear , what a silly lad.

AccyMad · 03-11-2015, 13:51

Sounds like maybe he'd been out the night before & the alcohol was still in his system, silly lad but not the first to be caught out like that

cashman · 03-11-2015, 14:59

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Sounds like maybe he'd been out the night before & the alcohol was still in his system, silly lad but not the first to be caught out like that

Thats probably what the score is, Happened to guy on Little Blackburn Rd years ago, They gotta have a reason to stop yeh in the first place though.

AccyMad · 03-11-2015, 15:06

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Originally Posted by cashman

Thats probably what the score is, Happened to guy on Little Blackburn Rd years ago, They gotta have a reason to stop yeh in the first place though.

Dodgy haircut maybe??

Exile on Spencer St · 03-11-2015, 16:21

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Dodgy haircut maybe??

More likely the Alice band.

monkey hanger · 04-11-2015, 09:07

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Sounds like maybe he'd been out the night before & the alcohol was still in his system, silly lad but not the first to be caught out like that

there but for the grace of god etc. probably most of us have been in this position.

Div3North · 05-11-2015, 12:28

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Originally Posted by cashman

They gotta have a reason to stop yeh in the first place though.

No they don't, Cashy - as long as they haven't stopped you for the specific and pre-decided purpose of breathalyzing you .........In theory a Police Officer can stop you to ask what the time is, and if he then smells alcohol on you (and you're driving, attempting to drive or "in charge") he can require you to take a test

Random STOPS are lawful; random TESTS are not

cashman · 05-11-2015, 13:18

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Originally Posted by Div3North

No they don't, Cashy - as long as they haven't stopped you for the specific and pre-decided purpose of breathalyzing you .........In theory a Police Officer can stop you to ask what the time is, and if he then smells alcohol on you (and you're driving, attempting to drive or "in charge") he can require you to take a test

Random STOPS are lawful; random TESTS are not

Aye in theory, never aware of it though? The guy i was on about in accy was stopped going to work, cos he had a brake light out.

They then can easily say, I think i smell alcohol, have to ask yeh to take a test.

Div3North · 05-11-2015, 14:00

Round Preston they used to do it routinely every Christmas; funnel the traffic, speak to every driver, and any they smelled alcohol on got tested. Perfectly lawful. Normally the vehicle has to attract an Offiecr's attention before they engage with the driver.

"Morning after" tests and convictions are very common indeed ....which makes you wonder, given the average alcohol dispersal rate, just how ratted the driver was at the end of the previous night's drinking session

cashman · 05-11-2015, 14:11

The guy i was on about had a few no doubt, but stopped drinking and went home approx 10-00, thinking he would be fine in the morning, just shows to me it aint worth the risk.

monkey hanger · 06-11-2015, 09:15

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The guy i was on about had a few no doubt, but stopped drinking and went home approx 10-00, thinking he would be fine in the morning, just shows to me it aint worth the risk.

I bet he felt stone cold sober when he set off as well. don't like these morning breath tests. I know there,s some out there who like an alcoholic drink with their cornflakes so there must be a way to differentiat between the two. I once drove a mate of mine up to Scotland with his kids after a 10 hour driving shift and come strait back home. I imagine my reactions would have been more impaired than the guy above. as my old man said to me nearly 50 years ago when I past my driving test, welcolm to the criminal classes.