15 further arrests made during festive drink drive crackdown across Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Police is again naming drivers charged with drink and drug driving as part of its annual campaign to tackle offending over the festive season.
As part of the four-week crackdown, those caught driving over the legal limit will be publicly named on the Northamptonshire Police website and social media. This is a hard-line approach the Force has taken over recent years. Drink and drug driving is one of the main contributors in collisions and is one of the fatal five driving offences, alongside careless driving, not wearing a seat belt, excessive speed, and using a mobile phone whilst behind the wheel.
Between December 1 and January 2, officers will be joining colleagues from across England and Wales for this year’s National Police Chiefs’ Council’s month-long crackdown – Operation Limit – which aims to keep our roads safer over the festive period.
The main aim of the campaign is to educate road users on the consequences of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, however anyone found to be over the limit will face the full force of the law.
Officers will be carrying out extra patrols along with proactive operations and roadside checks. These will be held at different times, including early morning operations, when drivers could still be impaired from celebrations the night before.
Between Monday, December 1, and Friday, December 26, 90 drivers were arrested. Of those, 72 were on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol and 18 were in relation to drug driving.
Below are the latest arrests
Festive drink drive crackdown 2025 results
Christmas Eve (December 24): • Brian Okelo, aged 40, of Mill Pond 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 Thursday, January 8.
• Simbarashe Chigumba, aged 39, of Gladstone Street, Rothwell, 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 8.
• Sean Tanangonan, aged 25, of Mill Road, Kettering, 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 8.
Christmas Day (December 25):
• Cristinel Constantinecu, aged 52, of Greenmoor Road, Nuneaton, was charged with failing to provide a specimen - person in charge of vehicle. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• Adewale Shomuyiwa, aged 41, of Launde, Milton Keynes, was charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis. He will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 8.
• Ronaldo Terbuni, aged 25, of Senwick 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 Thursday, January 8.
• David Abbiw, aged 38, of West Street, Wellingborough, 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 8.
• A 25-year-old woman from Rothwell was charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis. She will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• Moses Sithole, aged 49, of Moorbridge Road, Moulton, 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.
• Thomas Tomkins, aged 26, of Brentford, Wellingborough, 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.
• Rajesh Karavadra, aged 45, of Rodney Drive, Corby, 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 36-year-old man from Kettering was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Boxing Day (December 26):
• Chelsea Hudson, aged 28, of Ashdown Place, Corby, was charged with being in charge of a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. She will appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 12.
• A 69-year-old man from Northampton was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit. He has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
• Dilip Beck, aged 49, of Graiseley Lane, Wolverhampton, 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.
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.