110 arrests made in month-long crackdown on drink driving during festive period in Northamptonshire

On December 1, Northamptonshire Police launched its annual campaign against drink and drug driving, where by anyone caught caught driving over the legal limit will be publicly named on the force website, social media and this newspaper.

The campaign runs for four weeks until January 1, to cover the whole Christmas and New Year period.

Detective Chief Inspector Shelley Nichols said: “We do not take the decision to continue to name all drivers charged with drink driving lightly, however for anyone who does not want to be included on this list the message is simple – do not drink and drive.”

The results of the full campaign are now in. Northamptonshire Police says 110 drivers were arrested. Of those, 87 were on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol and 23 were in relation to drug driving.

Below are the arrests made in the final week of the campaign.

Festive drink drive crackdown 2025 results

Saturday December 27:

• John Murambiwa, aged 51, of Swansea Crescent, Northampton, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• Shaquille Morgan, aged 30, of Cavendish Drive, Northampton, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• A 40-year-old woman from Northampton was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. She will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• A 25-year-old man from Banbury was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Sunday December 28:

• Yaw Offa, aged 43, of Drovers Walk, Northampton, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• A 19-year-old man from Wolverhampton was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.
• Craig Mahon, aged 31, of no fixed address, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• Chloe Long, aged 22, of Mill Road Passage, Kettering, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. She will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.

Monday December 29:

• Ben Paine, aged 32, of Tyne Way, Rushden, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• Patrick Doran, aged 57, of Corby Road, Cottingham, was charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 26.

Tuesday December 30:

• Mayur Patel, aged 42, of Alexandra Road, Wellingborough, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, January 13.
• A 49-year-old man from Northampton was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He was released on police bail pending further enquiries.

New Year’s Eve (Wednesday December 31):

• A 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes was charged with driving a motor vehicle while unfit through drugs. He was due to appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 1.
• A 37-year-old man from Northampton was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

New Year’s Day (Thursday January 1):

• Andrei Ambrosll, aged 32, of Whitby Close, Daventry, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 15.
• Antony Selvaraj, aged 32, of Queensland Gardens, Northampton, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 15.
• Yaw Offa, aged 43, of Drovers Walk, Northampton, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He appeared before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 1.
• Reuben Law, aged 52, of Braunston Road, Braunston, was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 19.
• A 40-year-old man from Northampton was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.
• A 57-year-old man from St Neots was charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 19.

To report suspected drink or drug driving in confidence, call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. In an emergency when life is in immediate danger, always call 999. Or for more information visit www.northants.police.uk/dontdrinkdrive.