HGV driver caught more than double the drink-drive limit on A27

An HGG driver has been arrested and charged after being caught more than double the drink-drive limit on the A27 at Beddingham, police said.
By Jennifer Logan
Published 18th Mar 2020, 11:31 GMT
Updated 18th Mar 2020, 12:50 GMT
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Sebastiao Martins De Pinho failed a roadside breath test after being stopped on the A27 at 9.48pm on Tuesday (March 17), said Sussex Police.

He was subsequently arrested and charged with driving with 86mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath in his system. The legal limit is 35mcg.

The 48-year-old, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody to appear before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (March 18), said a police spokesman.