It's crazy how self entitled some people are - that last woman who was only bothered about herself when she was told she'd crashed into a nurse who had just finished a 12 hour shift was shocking. At least show some contrition!
@@FattyOn2Wheels because if he's not licensed to drive that means the vehicle is not registered, or its someone else's... That means he's NOT allowed to drive. How is the police supposed to know he's driving if it's not reported?
My friend had been drinking vodka all day long, wanted to go for a drive. I said you get in that car and I'm phoning the police. He did so I did. He was caught, wasn't his first offence so he was stripped of his license and lost his car. Never spoke to me for years but when we spoke again he thanked me and said me calling the police was the best thing I could have done as it gave him the wake up call he needed.
@@nancyhammons3594 exactly, because if he did have an accident that caused injury or death to anyone then I would never have forgiven myself had I not called the police to prevent it- I may as well have been the one behind the wheel if I had just ignored it and that happened.
No one's gonna mention the guy admitting he's lost his licence for causing death by careless driving and then getting caught drink driving? I reckon that takes the absolute cake for unbelievable stupidity on this or any kind of Highway Patrol tv show.
What is wild to me is that this person was even free and not in prison. The moment you drink and drive the "accidental" nature of anything that happens should be dropped and be considered deliberate. Too many innocent people die/suffer because of these people. In this day and age with uber etc, there is no excuse to drink and drive.
When he replied to why he had no points with "disqualified", I laughed out loud due to the unintentional comedic timing. Then he said _why_ he was disqualified, and I was not laughing any more.
I'm a bit confused. Have you reported my positive comment about Durham Constabulary as hate speech? If so, is this part of a research programme into how far an algorithm can be perverted? And before I throw myself into a lake of boiling tar due to the immeasurable anguish arising from the prospect of being told off by UA-cam, can you explain the vacuous thought processes of your 9 followers, seemingly mesmerised by your zero posted content?
It really pi$$es me off when people say "Haven't the police got better things to do than punish drivers?" No, car related crime including dangerous driving, speeding and driving whilst intoxicated kills or seriously injures nearly 30,000 people a year in the UK. Drink driving should be automatic permanent driving ban.
Permanent ban is no deterrent. Knowing you will never get your licence back would only encourage you to drive illegally as you have nothing to loose except possibly a bit of jail time. Half these azzholes probably have no licence anyway.
I’m with you on permabans however that’s not all they focus on is it? Mostly always the little stuff that takes money out of hard working people’s pockets is what they focus more on. Get the statistics up.
As someone who was convicted for drug driving I can happily say that it was the wake up call that I needed. I've been sober since my conviction and wouldn't dream of getting myself in that kind of situation again. It ruined my work life, my social life and stopped me from doing so many things in that one year period. Then I realised that it could have been me causing a fatal collision, truly mad how substance abuse can narrow your view of the world and make you the most selfish person alive.
@@Manos-de-Piedra yep, sure was. Though my substance abuse covered a pretty broad spectrum of drugs, just so happened to be weed that got me nicked because of the roadside swabs
@@KeyBrosUK Don't be a wanker mate. They're specifically showing drunk drivers because more people drink drive than drug drive, especially around Christmas and New Year. Doesn't mean drug driving is okay though and it's boring listening to people justify it, they live in their little addiction bubbles and echo chambers then cry when they lose their licence. Speaking from experience, of course.
@@jamie3356 fair enough, I take your point. All I’m saying is it’s not as dangerous as they make out for *some* drugs, and yes that doesn’t make it ok for every drug. When I smoked weed every day as you may or may not know you get a tolerance, there have been studies done that proved your reaction time loss is negligible with a tolerance but they go after you as if you’re drinking 10 pints and coming out the pub. When the legal limit for cannabis was introduced they were recommended a limit by the experts and they said nah half of that will do. They were recommended to lower the alcohol one at the same time and again, nah that will do. Because they all do it. I was up in court even with a prescription, got off and decided to stop smoking just too much hassle. To be fair that’s been really good(😂) and I won’t go back, but I think there’s a point in there somewhere. It’s okay for them to do what they do but anyone else take them to the cleaners.
Good grief… the selfishness of these extremely stupid dangerous people. They should be banned for life when caught drink driving. Quote of the week- “That’s not my car….My car’s the one with the blue flashing lights love….”🙄
I got banned for a year and have stayed sober ever since. It's not true that people should be banned for life, that's why sentences get worse and worse if you repeat offend. People like myself don't deserve to have their life thrown down the toilet because of their ignorance, people change.
@@jamie3356 Sorry mate- this is one situation where if you damage someone else or worse, one strike and you're out. No one drinks and drives by accident (no pun intended). Had you known you would be banned for life at the time, you wouldn't have gotten behind the wheel, unless you're an absolute moron of course, then you would deserve to be banned for life. It's the culture that needs changing, and urgently.
“You’ve just crashed into a nurse who works in A&E and just done 12 hour shift” “We can deal with that …. But your going to ruin my career”… what planet ?
A drink driver killed my friend on his motorbike, the sad part is, the car driver said he never even saw him, but dragged his bike and my friend down the road at about 80mph for about 600 yards.. and only stopped because he thought he'd run out of petrol. He got banned for 2 years and imprisoned for 6 months. .. ANYONE that drinks should get banned for life.
I got nicked when I was 17 for DD. 45 years later I can honestly say that I've never done it since. It's one of the most dangerous things you can do. Just don't do it.
If I’m driving I don’t even have one drink. Because if I was to get into a crash for any reason, I never want to be thinking did that one beer I had affect my judgement. It’s easier just to not drink at all.
Thank you for posting these and the hard work you do keeping these chumps off of the road and bringing them to justice. Stay safe and have a safe Xmas & New year. Especially shocked by that last woman. 'You're gonna ruin my career'. Ah yes, because the copper forced you to drive whilst steaming didn't he.
It's good you have grown and are responsible. It was a different time back then and there were smaller population and less cars. But yeah. Nowadays it's completely unacceptable. The risks are so high now and the booze is so cheap and strong.
Well, it was stupid. But then again it was a different time and 40 years from now people will look at 2023 and say "how stupid". 1981 - Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin were driving a Ferrari drunk in Cannonball Run and it was seen as funny (recklessly endangering everyone for your own entertainment - hilarious!).
I have a large car and it's garaged every night, I have drove it in to my garage so many times I can drive it in with my eyes closed. I forgot to put it away one time and so it was standing on my drive, I had drank 2 x Vodka and coke, I was not even a bit tipsy, I felt zero effect from the alcohol. I went to put the car away into the garage and was shocked when the drivers side mirror clipped the garage door, I reversed and tried a correction and again I hit the garage door post, took me three attempts to get the car square into the garage. You may think the alcohol is not effecting your judgement but it most certainly will, I was shocked at how much it affected mine and I was driving 10 feet from a drive into a garage at 1 mph, anyone who takes a car onto the public road after a drink is deluded if they think it's not dangerous, Don't even think about doing it.
You're either a lightweight and was more drunk than a normal person or you're terrible at driving lol. I could drink 2 vodka and cokes and still get in a garage no problem.
The arrogance and self centred people in this is staggering. A few years back driving down a country lane at 2300 and saw a car in a hedge with someone in it. Been to a Christmas party and decided to drive and crashed, I opened the door to get her out and she was plastered, needed the fire brigade as the car was balancing precariously, police came and nicked her. Only care about themselves
In late 93 I was riding home after finishing my late shift at 2am, I was stationary at a set of lights just 150 feet from my work exit. I was hit from behind by a Drunk Driver at an estimate of 40mph. I was thrown to the otherside of the road on the pavement, the driver stopped walked back to me and left the scene. I spent 8 months in hospital and the next 2 years having operations. They caught him, a young male 24 years, the court case lasted 9 days and he was found guilty. At no point did he enquire how I was, my injuries were given in the report at court and read out, witness's at the scene said he walked over to me and looked and left. He was given a 2 year ban, a 2K fine + costs, I had life changing injuries, pain and mobility issues. It sickens me to see the victim played, as far as I am concerned the punishment does not go far enough. ~trooper
It is the failure of the system that focuses all it's attention on the criminal and why they did it, what they can do to 'reform' them. The balance is badly out of kilter as all victims will agree.
Ex fire service, went to a bloke on christmas day morning, who had buried his car into the central reservation of the M3. He was adamant that he was on the driveway of his house so he couldnt lose his license as it was private property, had no idea where he actually was.
"you're going to ruin my career" she says after crashing into an nhs nurses' car after a very long shift. I hate that I share an island with these people and their excuses.
It really rips my knitting the sheer blatant disregard that anyone who gets behind the wheel of a car after drinking can be so disrespectful to other road users and pedestrians and try to put the blame on someone else or a bull###t excuse and just not care. My dad lost his life in an RTA and unfortunately so did the driver of the other vehicle, after the police had done investigating it turned out the other driver had left a pub only 15mins before the collision. 🙏 25yrs and i still miss him.
So sorry to ready this. I'm surprised you could watch this video. I haven't been able to watch the whole video yet. My uncle and aunt were nearly killed by a drunk driver...the passenger in the drunk driver's car died...he was just getting a lift home. I don't know how people can have such a disregard for human life to even contemplate getting drunk then getting behind the wheel of a car. Watching the video makes me both angry and sad.
My gran was killed by a drink driver when I was 10. My wife and 2 kids barely survived a head on collision where the other driver crossed into their lane. My wife is permanently disabled as a result. It's disgusting to see people who refuse to understand the consequences of their actions.
That last comment strikes home fro me. I used to work with someone who had been convicted of death by dangerous driving. He'd lost control of his car while speeding and had collided head on with a car driven by a mum of 2. He told me about it one day and ended by saying... "So, yeah. I lost my car, my job and my license. Oh yeah, and that woman died too."
I gave up alcohol three years ago, after being a heavy drinker for forty years. It was the best decision I’ve ever made. Life has become so much better without it. If it’s something any of you have thought about doing, l encourage you to try.
Done it and totally agree with you,I do occasionally have alcohol but very rarely,mostly Christmas and New Year but I have 1 non-alcoholic drink to every alcoholic one
Drink driving has been on the decline for the last 50 years. This messaging does work, and it helps if you know someone who has died or been hurt because of a drink driver. But it still happens far too often.
I was once tempted to drink and drive, my daughter stopped me by hiding the car keys - I was going to take her to her mate's house, but she hid them and told me she was staying home instead. Since that day, 17 years ago, I've not touched a drop of alcohol.
@@FordnanYeah it is technically illegal, but pragmatically it's not even in the same league as drink driving because you're only putting your own life at risk, nobody else's. Also you need to be sober enough to balance, if you're too drunk you'll fall off in the first 15 yards, if you make it past that you'll probably be sober enough to get home. 10mph on a bike is a lot less dangerous to yourself than a car capable of doing over 100. Probably still a recipe for disaster if your route entails a steep downhill though. Not encouraging it but as public transport is useless and taxis can be a nightmare, if you're getting desperate definitely choose a pedal bike over a car.
@@Fordnan I discovered this once upon a time when I wondered if I could cycle home from a beer festival and decided to look up the relevant laws, before deciding to use the bus like a sensible person!
This is a very hard hitting video and needs to be shown on tv screens. It's amazing how stupid some people can be getting into a vehicle after a drink or more. It's not worth it. The message is very clear. Don't drink and drive as it can destroy so many lives.
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To many times we see the courts letting drink drivers of when they plead hardship if they lose their licence. Tough, suck it up and deal with the consequences. 🇬🇧
They need to get rid of that ability to plead exceptional hardship BS completely. If losing their license would cause exceptional hardship for them or people dependent on them, they should be extra motivated to treat their license like the precious document it is. People need to know that their actions will have consequences, and that they won't get to turn on the water works to keep a driving license they absolutely do not deserve. The legal system needs to stop putting everybody else in danger so that somebody who doesn't give two hoots about other people can keep driving.
@@damionlee7658 I agree it's complete bs. It's hardly setting a deterrent if they can plead hardship and keep their license. It should be a straight ban no exceptions
@@likhwadube5937 "Drink drivers get a ban ALWAYS" You're living in a land of unicorns and make believe it you think your statement is remotely accurate. There are many legal firms that specialise in (and are very publicly proud of) helping drink and drug driving offenders keep their license. It isn't called exceptional hardship when dealing with drink driving, but among the list of mitigating factors which may allow a person found guilty of drink driving to keep their license, is if they are the sole licensed driver for their family. (You may notice how banning that driver might suggest causing exceptional hardship for that family... A rose by any other name.)
County Durham needs a big shake up regarding driving standards in general, mobile phone use, close passes by motorists on horses and bicycles and illegal motorbikes. These clips need to be on local news too!
Exactly the reason I take the car to work the week before Christmas every year. There are that many drink drivers coming out of Edinburgh on the A90 at 01:00 it’s far too dangerous to take the scooter. So many near misses with these clowns, when will they learn!
As an Aussie now in the U.K., I was brought up with the ad campaign, “If you drink n’drive you’re a bloody idiot!” They need something similar in this country along with way, way more random roadside checks. In Oz the Cops will close a six lane motorway in both directions on a Friday and/or Saturday night and breathalyse every single driver passing through the road block. It was always amusing seeing the fleet of parked cars on the verge/embankment belonging to all the drivers who failed. The carpark of shame.
When I was young I was an idiot, as I've gotten older I've learned from that. I'm shocked by how many of these are really not youths, I'm also sadly not shocked by the flippant attitudes of a lot of them, very little introspective thought goes on with a lot of people, or empathy.....
Wow, it's pretty scary that all this happened in one small area of the UK. I cannot understand the "don't you have anything better to do" when around 250 people die annually in the UK through drunk driving. That is like a full Jet airliner coming down. That's nearly four times as many died in Grenfell Tower. That's five times the number who died in the 7/7 terror attacks. It's more than ten times the Manchester Arena bombing. Well, you get the idea but to act like it isn't a significant crime with significant victims is ridiculous.
There is still so much resistance to the idea that drink driving is a serious offence! All these people think they are 'decent' and that if they kill someone by driving drunk, it isn't really their fault!
I hit standing water at 50mph after leaving work, the emergency services were spot-on. I have no memory of the accident but could get copies of the call the car made to Ems and bodycam footage. But I don't want to know the state I was in. However, these videos that show them causing DDs should be shown to everyone more often xx
The thing with that is some medication etc can give a tiny reading of alcohol in your system. There has to be a small tolerance to allow for that. Simple answer is don’t drink at all.
@@vetworker there really doesn't need tolerance for that built into the limit, you just have the law written to allow this effect by prescription medication to be a legitimate defence in court.
@@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq you get that every case of a drink driving charge has a court case already, right? Having a 0.0 limit wouldn't change that. Bear in mind also, that any potential prescription medication levels aren't going to magically lead people to being pulled over by police for no reason. You are trying to make excuses that are utterly pointless.
Being a former drinking driver in previous years it terrifies me to think of the damage and hurt my actions could've caused... thank god there was police out there to see my misconduct and remove my licence until I seen the error of my ways ... Thankfully I remained peaceful and caused no lasting pain
OMG! This should be shown on TV. Drink drivers are the worst, with mobile phone users coming in second. I did get a chuckle from the subtitles when that bloke was explaining what happened. The subtitles couldn't understand him either.
Ashamed to say that I've been done for drink driving twice. Last time in 2017. I got a bad drinking and drug problems and I will never get behind the wheel again. Even if I beat my demons I really don't think I will ever trust myself fully and I'm not going to put anyone ever in danger from me driving again. Luckily nobody else was involved when I was convicted either time. I know its coming from someone who regularly drove under the influence but just get a taxi or the bus or walk
These should be used on TV, I’m not sure that it would get through to all the idiots that drink / drug drive, but if it saves one persons life it would be worth it.
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It's crazy how self entitled some people are - that last woman who was only bothered about herself when she was told she'd crashed into a nurse who had just finished a 12 hour shift was shocking. At least show some contrition!
Just disgusting people, I'm on edge when my daughter drives 80 miles home after a 12.5 hour shift in a hospital!
@@steves7013I for one totally appreciate people like your daughter.
She was battered though, not thinking straight. When she sobers up...
@@Pasthim oh well that's ok then
@@steves7013 rightly so! she could cause an accident,she shouldnt be driving when tired!!! She should Know Better!
Convicted of death by dangerous driving and he’s drinking and driving?! Has to be prison next
what gets me is you wouldnt give a gun man a gun again so why do we give them there cars and license back makes no sense
@@FattyOn2Wheels he doesn't have a licence, he said he was suspended
@@okicool4042 yes so they take your guns off you so why didnt they take the car
@@FattyOn2Wheels because if he's not licensed to drive that means the vehicle is not registered, or its someone else's... That means he's NOT allowed to drive. How is the police supposed to know he's driving if it's not reported?
@okicool4042 I think the point is the courts allow a killer driver to reapply to drive again once their driving ban is completed.
My friend had been drinking vodka all day long, wanted to go for a drive. I said you get in that car and I'm phoning the police. He did so I did. He was caught, wasn't his first offence so he was stripped of his license and lost his car. Never spoke to me for years but when we spoke again he thanked me and said me calling the police was the best thing I could have done as it gave him the wake up call he needed.
Thank you for being his friend, you save a lot of anguish and heartache.
@@nancyhammons3594 exactly, because if he did have an accident that caused injury or death to anyone then I would never have forgiven myself had I not called the police to prevent it- I may as well have been the one behind the wheel if I had just ignored it and that happened.
Your friend is a right selfish twat who deserves not to have a license.
My colleague's ex-husband did this to her but she was under the limit when breathalysed
Even if he hadn't thanked you those years later, you still did the right thing. You may have prevented a death that day.
No one's gonna mention the guy admitting he's lost his licence for causing death by careless driving and then getting caught drink driving?
I reckon that takes the absolute cake for unbelievable stupidity on this or any kind of Highway Patrol tv show.
What is wild to me is that this person was even free and not in prison. The moment you drink and drive the "accidental" nature of anything that happens should be dropped and be considered deliberate. Too many innocent people die/suffer because of these people. In this day and age with uber etc, there is no excuse to drink and drive.
No point denying it. Just be straight up.
Yeah this one really pissed me off and you know he knows he seriously fucked up here but still
@@luffyluckhe could have been charged and got out for all you know
When he replied to why he had no points with "disqualified", I laughed out loud due to the unintentional comedic timing. Then he said _why_ he was disqualified, and I was not laughing any more.
You're going to ruin my career...no lady, you just ruined someone else's career.
It's the fact that she can't even see it's self-inflicted. He's not going to ruin your career, you've ruined your own career.
In reality they’ve not just ruined a career, they’ve potentially ruined someone’s life!
@@stephenbranley91 The type of person who will blame everyone else other than herself.
@@notmenotme614 Exactly......
Talk about narcissism eh
These videos should be put on tv in the same way drink driving ads were. people need to see this.
Good to see a police force putting out this stuff instead of nonsense on Twitter.
Reported for hate speech.
I'm a bit confused. Have you reported my positive comment about Durham Constabulary as hate speech? If so, is this part of a research programme into how far an algorithm can be perverted? And before I throw myself into a lake of boiling tar due to the immeasurable anguish arising from the prospect of being told off by UA-cam, can you explain the vacuous thought processes of your 9 followers, seemingly mesmerised by your zero posted content?
@@atakd @ me next time, questioning me is antisemitic, stop it.
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This is a dog whistle, isn't it.
"My car's the one with the blue flashing lights, look"
I had to laugh...
It really pi$$es me off when people say "Haven't the police got better things to do than punish drivers?" No, car related crime including dangerous driving, speeding and driving whilst intoxicated kills or seriously injures nearly 30,000 people a year in the UK. Drink driving should be automatic permanent driving ban.
Permanent ban is no deterrent. Knowing you will never get your licence back would only encourage you to drive illegally as you have nothing to loose except possibly a bit of jail time. Half these azzholes probably have no licence anyway.
Get what you're saying but divide your figure by about 8 and you'll be closer
4%x 75 the outcome is potentially devastating to the bereaved and disaffected
I’m with you on permabans however that’s not all they focus on is it? Mostly always the little stuff that takes money out of hard working people’s pockets is what they focus more on. Get the statistics up.
@@jamesm875 absolute twaddle
Top marks to whoever did the subtitles! 2:29
Absolute LOLZ!
I love the officers reply... "I know mate" hahaha
They forgot to put inverted inverted commas around career at 3:37
The auto-generated subtitles just gave up lol
"I had a bad time at my mates and its a bad time to pull me over?
As someone who was convicted for drug driving I can happily say that it was the wake up call that I needed. I've been sober since my conviction and wouldn't dream of getting myself in that kind of situation again. It ruined my work life, my social life and stopped me from doing so many things in that one year period. Then I realised that it could have been me causing a fatal collision, truly mad how substance abuse can narrow your view of the world and make you the most selfish person alive.
Was it weed?
@@Manos-de-Piedra yep, sure was. Though my substance abuse covered a pretty broad spectrum of drugs, just so happened to be weed that got me nicked because of the roadside swabs
Bollocks, how many of these were drug related? How many were drink related..
@@KeyBrosUK Don't be a wanker mate. They're specifically showing drunk drivers because more people drink drive than drug drive, especially around Christmas and New Year. Doesn't mean drug driving is okay though and it's boring listening to people justify it, they live in their little addiction bubbles and echo chambers then cry when they lose their licence. Speaking from experience, of course.
@@jamie3356 fair enough, I take your point. All I’m saying is it’s not as dangerous as they make out for *some* drugs, and yes that doesn’t make it ok for every drug. When I smoked weed every day as you may or may not know you get a tolerance, there have been studies done that proved your reaction time loss is negligible with a tolerance but they go after you as if you’re drinking 10 pints and coming out the pub. When the legal limit for cannabis was introduced they were recommended a limit by the experts and they said nah half of that will do. They were recommended to lower the alcohol one at the same time and again, nah that will do. Because they all do it. I was up in court even with a prescription, got off and decided to stop smoking just too much hassle. To be fair that’s been really good(😂) and I won’t go back, but I think there’s a point in there somewhere. It’s okay for them to do what they do but anyone else take them to the cleaners.
My answer to the usual" You should be out catching criminals" line was always, "I just have. That's YOU."
That made them regret their naughty facebook post, I bet.
@@steven401ytx I'm talking about drink drivers, not anything else. Arresting people for comments is abhorrent.
You're doing a great service by posting these videos
2:28 those subtitles Lol
Keep posting these, the public need to see more and it helps transparency
lol the subtitles remind me of Don Vito from Viva La Bam 🤣
It's very hard to directly translate (allegedly) "pikey" to English...... allegedly.
Good grief… the selfishness of these extremely stupid dangerous people. They should be banned for life when caught drink driving.
Quote of the week-
“That’s not my car….My car’s the one with the blue flashing lights love….”🙄
There was a bit of a clue there wasn’t there 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻🇬🇧
Having no license won't stop some of the morons unfortunately.
I got banned for a year and have stayed sober ever since. It's not true that people should be banned for life, that's why sentences get worse and worse if you repeat offend. People like myself don't deserve to have their life thrown down the toilet because of their ignorance, people change.
@@jamie3356 Sorry mate- this is one situation where if you damage someone else or worse, one strike and you're out. No one drinks and drives by accident (no pun intended). Had you known you would be banned for life at the time, you wouldn't have gotten behind the wheel, unless you're an absolute moron of course, then you would deserve to be banned for life. It's the culture that needs changing, and urgently.
@@dm607 Yes, but they're the ones that go to jail, and if they've caused mayhem, for a very long time.
“You’ve just crashed into a nurse who works in A&E and just done 12 hour shift”
“We can deal with that …. But your going to ruin my career”… what planet ?
This needs to be pushed onto more media channels. It's shocking, truly.
A drink driver killed my friend on his motorbike, the sad part is, the car driver said he never even saw him, but dragged his bike and my friend down the road at about 80mph for about 600 yards.. and only stopped because he thought he'd run out of petrol. He got banned for 2 years and imprisoned for 6 months.
.. ANYONE that drinks should get banned for life.
Agree 100%
What a fking disgusting sentence mate.
*should be imprisoned for life
the moment they start they cars they chose to risk the lives of others
I got nicked when I was 17 for DD. 45 years later I can honestly say that I've never done it since. It's one of the most dangerous things you can do. Just don't do it.
You are a clever person , cause you learned by your mistakes !
Everyone does it till they are caught its baffling
@@RoughWalkersyou only get better by practicing
If I’m driving I don’t even have one drink. Because if I was to get into a crash for any reason, I never want to be thinking did that one beer I had affect my judgement. It’s easier just to not drink at all.
What was your punishment? I’m 17 now and I would NEVER do something like that. I’m not sure young age is a particularly strong mitigating factor…
Thank you for posting these and the hard work you do keeping these chumps off of the road and bringing them to justice. Stay safe and have a safe Xmas & New year.
Especially shocked by that last woman. 'You're gonna ruin my career'. Ah yes, because the copper forced you to drive whilst steaming didn't he.
Thank you for protecting us from these people.
“I’m a decent guy”
Clearly not mate.
this should be shown as part of a television campaign
I am now 66 years old and when I was young I used to drink drive regularly, never got caught and I am now ashamed of my younger self.
It's good you have grown and are responsible. It was a different time back then and there were smaller population and less cars.
But yeah. Nowadays it's completely unacceptable. The risks are so high now and the booze is so cheap and strong.
Well, it was stupid. But then again it was a different time and 40 years from now people will look at 2023 and say "how stupid". 1981 - Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin were driving a Ferrari drunk in Cannonball Run and it was seen as funny (recklessly endangering everyone for your own entertainment - hilarious!).
I have a large car and it's garaged every night, I have drove it in to my garage so many times I can drive it in with my eyes closed. I forgot to put it away one time and so it was standing on my drive, I had drank 2 x Vodka and coke, I was not even a bit tipsy, I felt zero effect from the alcohol. I went to put the car away into the garage and was shocked when the drivers side mirror clipped the garage door, I reversed and tried a correction and again I hit the garage door post, took me three attempts to get the car square into the garage. You may think the alcohol is not effecting your judgement but it most certainly will, I was shocked at how much it affected mine and I was driving 10 feet from a drive into a garage at 1 mph, anyone who takes a car onto the public road after a drink is deluded if they think it's not dangerous, Don't even think about doing it.
And then you realised it wasn't even your driveway or car! Boo Alcohol.
You're either a lightweight and was more drunk than a normal person or you're terrible at driving lol. I could drink 2 vodka and cokes and still get in a garage no problem.
This comment should be pinned
I don't know how the police have the patience to deal with these people.
It's called professionalism, don't lower your standards because someone else has
The arrogance and self centred people in this is staggering. A few years back driving down a country lane at 2300 and saw a car in a hedge with someone in it. Been to a Christmas party and decided to drive and crashed, I opened the door to get her out and she was plastered, needed the fire brigade as the car was balancing precariously, police came and nicked her. Only care about themselves
You should be ashamed of yourself driving at 2300. The speed limit is probably only 60!
@@lesleywillis6177 it’s ok, I was in the millennium falcon at the time
"Haven't you got anything better to do?" As a traffic cop, no.
I love this accent, almost makes the police seem more friendly as well (or maybe they just are more than here in Essex)
In late 93 I was riding home after finishing my late shift at 2am, I was stationary at a set of lights just 150 feet from my work exit. I was hit from behind by a Drunk Driver at an estimate of 40mph. I was thrown to the otherside of the road on the pavement, the driver stopped walked back to me and left the scene. I spent 8 months in hospital and the next 2 years having operations. They caught him, a young male 24 years, the court case lasted 9 days and he was found guilty. At no point did he enquire how I was, my injuries were given in the report at court and read out, witness's at the scene said he walked over to me and looked and left. He was given a 2 year ban, a 2K fine + costs, I had life changing injuries, pain and mobility issues. It sickens me to see the victim played, as far as I am concerned the punishment does not go far enough. ~trooper
It is the failure of the system that focuses all it's attention on the criminal and why they did it, what they can do to 'reform' them. The balance is badly out of kilter as all victims will agree.
@@issigonis975 hire some people and sort it privately…
The patience you guys must have… Every driver should see this.
A real eye opener .. it’s scary how many people are actually doing it ….. 😮
The morons that the coppers have to deal with on a daily basis! Police got my sympathy.
Ex fire service, went to a bloke on christmas day morning, who had buried his car into the central reservation of the M3. He was adamant that he was on the driveway of his house so he couldnt lose his license as it was private property, had no idea where he actually was.
Excellent Work, good to see something useful put on social media these days.
"you're going to ruin my career" she says after crashing into an nhs nurses' car after a very long shift. I hate that I share an island with these people and their excuses.
These videos are excellent. They really show the dangers and stupidity of driving a vehicle drunk.
I noticed that the very short clip where someone says, "It's hit the tree at some speed" needed no further comment.
I stopped drinking 23 years ago , it is very liberating , no worry about driving with a Hangover etc ! 🙏
These are brilliant, thank you. They're hard to watch, but hopefully will get through to some folk that wouldn't otherwise hear.
Hopefully, but unfortunately there is always going to be a small group of people that just don't care.
Great sobering collection of real footage.
It really rips my knitting the sheer blatant disregard that anyone who gets behind the wheel of a car after drinking can be so disrespectful to other road users and pedestrians and try to put the blame on someone else or a bull###t excuse and just not care. My dad lost his life in an RTA and unfortunately so did the driver of the other vehicle, after the police had done investigating it turned out the other driver had left a pub only 15mins before the collision. 🙏 25yrs and i still miss him.
So sorry to ready this. I'm surprised you could watch this video. I haven't been able to watch the whole video yet. My uncle and aunt were nearly killed by a drunk driver...the passenger in the drunk driver's car died...he was just getting a lift home. I don't know how people can have such a disregard for human life to even contemplate getting drunk then getting behind the wheel of a car. Watching the video makes me both angry and sad.
@paulsengupta971 they say that the grief heals with time but the anger and contempt doesn't. Hope you are well my friend..
This is sad af but the subtitles are LEGENDARY (I hope his thyme was ok)
My gran was killed by a drink driver when I was 10. My wife and 2 kids barely survived a head on collision where the other driver crossed into their lane. My wife is permanently disabled as a result.
It's disgusting to see people who refuse to understand the consequences of their actions.
1:36 "I'm not an asshole"
Pissed and stood in front of his Audi.
Driving after being disqualified for DEATH by dangerous driving? How is that person free?
Keep this kind of content up, well done
Thank you for posting your videos ❤🙏
Choose your mode of transport wisely this Christmas. Police car, ambulance, hearse or just a taxi
That last comment strikes home fro me. I used to work with someone who had been convicted of death by dangerous driving. He'd lost control of his car while speeding and had collided head on with a car driven by a mum of 2.
He told me about it one day and ended by saying... "So, yeah. I lost my car, my job and my license. Oh yeah, and that woman died too."
I gave up alcohol three years ago, after being a heavy drinker for forty years. It was the best decision I’ve ever made.
Life has become so much better without it. If it’s something any of you have thought about doing, l encourage you to try.
I've never really drunk it, because it makes people stupid/horrible, and rots the body and mind.
Alcohol free for 5 years. Absolutely agree, makes you feel so much healthier and leaves your head so much clearer if you don’t touch it.
Done it and totally agree with you,I do occasionally have alcohol but very rarely,mostly Christmas and New Year but I have 1 non-alcoholic drink to every alcoholic one
Sadly no matter how many drink/drive campaigns, no matter how many deaths or ruined lives, these people will just keep on doing it regardless.
Completely true, sadly. I see it everywhere these days, a very significant portion of the population are completely blinded by their own ego.
Drink driving has been on the decline for the last 50 years. This messaging does work, and it helps if you know someone who has died or been hurt because of a drink driver. But it still happens far too often.
I was once tempted to drink and drive, my daughter stopped me by hiding the car keys - I was going to take her to her mate's house, but she hid them and told me she was staying home instead.
Since that day, 17 years ago, I've not touched a drop of alcohol.
As a beer enthusiast I must recommend public transport, taxi,unicycle or walking.
Condolences to the bereaved and disaffected by intoxicated drivers
Cycling under the influence is also a crime.
@@Fordnanif you can ride a unicycle while piss drunk that's just called a bartrick not a crime
@@alexanderwoolley1623Not in the eyes of the law. Seriously. Walk. Get a taxi. Phone a friend or relative.
@@FordnanYeah it is technically illegal, but pragmatically it's not even in the same league as drink driving because you're only putting your own life at risk, nobody else's.
Also you need to be sober enough to balance, if you're too drunk you'll fall off in the first 15 yards, if you make it past that you'll probably be sober enough to get home. 10mph on a bike is a lot less dangerous to yourself than a car capable of doing over 100. Probably still a recipe for disaster if your route entails a steep downhill though.
Not encouraging it but as public transport is useless and taxis can be a nightmare, if you're getting desperate definitely choose a pedal bike over a car.
@@Fordnan I discovered this once upon a time when I wondered if I could cycle home from a beer festival and decided to look up the relevant laws, before deciding to use the bus like a sensible person!
did enjoy the geordie copper with the subtitles of the drunk guy being "heyisjsdi abushsj" then the copper just going "hawey lol"
The guy who said he’s disqualified for death by dangerous driving 🤯
This is a very hard hitting video and needs to be shown on tv screens. It's amazing how stupid some people can be getting into a vehicle after a drink or more. It's not worth it. The message is very clear. Don't drink and drive as it can destroy so many lives.
To many times we see the courts letting drink drivers of when they plead hardship if they lose their licence. Tough, suck it up and deal with the consequences. 🇬🇧
They need to get rid of that ability to plead exceptional hardship BS completely.
If losing their license would cause exceptional hardship for them or people dependent on them, they should be extra motivated to treat their license like the precious document it is. People need to know that their actions will have consequences, and that they won't get to turn on the water works to keep a driving license they absolutely do not deserve. The legal system needs to stop putting everybody else in danger so that somebody who doesn't give two hoots about other people can keep driving.
@@damionlee7658 I agree it's complete bs. It's hardly setting a deterrent if they can plead hardship and keep their license. It should be a straight ban no exceptions
I don't think you understand how that works, you can't just plead hardship, give some bullshit story and get out of a ban.@@damionlee7658
No Court does that ever! It’s only for the totting up scenario where people accumulate points to more than 12 points. Drink drivers get a ban ALWAYS.
@@likhwadube5937 "Drink drivers get a ban ALWAYS"
You're living in a land of unicorns and make believe it you think your statement is remotely accurate. There are many legal firms that specialise in (and are very publicly proud of) helping drink and drug driving offenders keep their license.
It isn't called exceptional hardship when dealing with drink driving, but among the list of mitigating factors which may allow a person found guilty of drink driving to keep their license, is if they are the sole licensed driver for their family. (You may notice how banning that driver might suggest causing exceptional hardship for that family... A rose by any other name.)
A lifetime of regret for a few beers!!! It's just not worth it. Well done with these videos, keep posting
What a brilliant advertising campaign this is - Hats off to Durham Police for this. Amazing, impactful work.
1:35 "I'm not an arsehole, mate"
- Yes, you are.
1:37 "I'm a decent guy"
- No you absolutely are not.
County Durham needs a big shake up regarding driving standards in general, mobile phone use, close passes by motorists on horses and bicycles and illegal motorbikes. These clips need to be on local news too!
When you’re so pissed that you don even know you’ve been in an accident, then you need the book thrown at you.
Absolutely outstanding piece of content.
So many examples of "I'm a good person". These people really are clueless.
They are trying to convince themselves as well as others...
"...I'm a decent guy mate, I'm a decent guy." Not if you drink and drive, you're not!
Don't bloody drink and drive!
Exactly the reason I take the car to work the week before Christmas every year. There are that many drink drivers coming out of Edinburgh on the A90 at 01:00 it’s far too dangerous to take the scooter. So many near misses with these clowns, when will they learn!
As an Aussie now in the U.K., I was brought up with the ad campaign, “If you drink n’drive you’re a bloody idiot!”
They need something similar in this country along with way, way more random roadside checks.
In Oz the Cops will close a six lane motorway in both directions on a Friday and/or Saturday night and breathalyse every single driver passing through the road block. It was always amusing seeing the fleet of parked cars on the verge/embankment belonging to all the drivers who failed. The carpark of shame.
Christmas is coming, get these clips on the TV as part as the drink/drive campaign
"Death by careless driving" and he still drinks and gets into a car to drive it? clearly not learnt their lesson, should be prison for him
Yep, definitely.
Gaslighters - “you’re gonna ruin my career” ……
It’s unbelievable that some people risk so much for the sake of a £10 or £20 taxi ride.
Just beggars belief!
When I was young I was an idiot, as I've gotten older I've learned from that. I'm shocked by how many of these are really not youths, I'm also sadly not shocked by the flippant attitudes of a lot of them, very little introspective thought goes on with a lot of people, or empathy.....
Wow, it's pretty scary that all this happened in one small area of the UK.
I cannot understand the "don't you have anything better to do" when around 250 people die annually in the UK through drunk driving. That is like a full Jet airliner coming down. That's nearly four times as many died in Grenfell Tower. That's five times the number who died in the 7/7 terror attacks. It's more than ten times the Manchester Arena bombing.
Well, you get the idea but to act like it isn't a significant crime with significant victims is ridiculous.
drink driving, should be an automatic ticket the jail.
No one has the guts to own up to what they have done. They are only bothered about themselves !
Powerful video that! This sort of thing ought to be shown more often and on more media ...
There is still so much resistance to the idea that drink driving is a serious offence!
All these people think they are 'decent' and that if they kill someone by driving drunk, it isn't really their fault!
I hit standing water at 50mph after leaving work, the emergency services were spot-on. I have no memory of the accident but could get copies of the call the car made to Ems and bodycam footage. But I don't want to know the state I was in. However, these videos that show them causing DDs should be shown to everyone more often xx
The arrogance of some of the drivers when confronted with what they have done, or might have happened because of their actions is just shocking.
i love the subtitles
Its time to get rid of the legal limit entirely, no limit, no excuses, jail and a lifetime ban.
The thing with that is some medication etc can give a tiny reading of alcohol in your system. There has to be a small tolerance to allow for that.
Simple answer is don’t drink at all.
@@vetworker there really doesn't need tolerance for that built into the limit, you just have the law written to allow this effect by prescription medication to be a legitimate defence in court.
@@damionlee7658 That would mean constant court cases. There just has to be a much, much lower limit.
@@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq you get that every case of a drink driving charge has a court case already, right? Having a 0.0 limit wouldn't change that. Bear in mind also, that any potential prescription medication levels aren't going to magically lead people to being pulled over by police for no reason. You are trying to make excuses that are utterly pointless.
@@vetworker Your doctor can vouch for your medication.
To the point but still the idiots will take a chance. Thankyou for posting this.
" your going to ruin my career", how selfish these dangerous drunks are.....remove their license forever.
As many others have said this should be on TV or somewhere on the internet to go viral.
Despise drink driving but that’s the chillest dude ever! Copper: You had a bad crash. Drink driver: you are joking
Makes you scared to drive, with people like this on the road.
Some horrible ignorant people on the roads isn't there?, thank you police men and women
Most of these people aren't in a fit state to walk let alone drive.
I did 36 years in the Ambulance Service and the times I've heard the likes of all these.
Brilliant uploads... well done, SHOW people!
Thanks suzie
This is absolutely horrendous !!
Being a former drinking driver in previous years it terrifies me to think of the damage and hurt my actions could've caused... thank god there was police out there to see my misconduct and remove my licence until I seen the error of my ways ...
Thankfully I remained peaceful and caused no lasting pain
"That's not my car, mine's the one with the blue flashing lights" 😂😂
People's non- existent self- awareness absolutely cracks me up. Why do they think they are decent people when they drink & drive ?
Jesus the responses are unbelievable!
"Im a decent guy" who just put everyones saftey at risk by driving drunk, it should be instant prison sentence for anyone drink driving!
OMG! This should be shown on TV. Drink drivers are the worst, with mobile phone users coming in second. I did get a chuckle from the subtitles when that bloke was explaining what happened. The subtitles couldn't understand him either.
Ashamed to say that I've been done for drink driving twice. Last time in 2017. I got a bad drinking and drug problems and I will never get behind the wheel again. Even if I beat my demons I really don't think I will ever trust myself fully and I'm not going to put anyone ever in danger from me driving again. Luckily nobody else was involved when I was convicted either time. I know its coming from someone who regularly drove under the influence but just get a taxi or the bus or walk
These should be used on TV, I’m not sure that it would get through to all the idiots that drink / drug drive, but if it saves one persons life it would be worth it.