Northampton drink driver caught twice in FOUR DAYS during Christmas crackdown
Magistrates sentenced a Northampton man caught drink driving twice in the space of FOUR DAYS during a police crackdown — ordering him to abstain from alcohol for 120 days.
According to court documents, 43-year-old Yaw Offa was nearly three times over the limit when he got behind the wheel of a Nissan Qashqai on Millway on December 28, 2025 — and more than twice over in the same vehicle on Barrack Road on New Year’s Day. Tests showed Offa had 114 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath on the first occasion he was stopped and 82mg per 100ml of breath on January 1. The legal limit is 35mg per 100ml.
Magistrates sentenced Offa, of Drovers Walk in the town, to a community order involving 100 hours unpaid work and an order to abstain from consuming alcohol for 120 days — which will be monitored — at a hearing on January 29. He was also disqualified from driving for 26 months and ordered to pay £85 towards prosecution costs. but received no separate penalty for possession of cannabis on December 28.
Drink and drug driving is one of so-called fatal five offences which are the main contributors in collisions alongside careless driving, not wearing a seat belt, excessive speed, and using a mobile phone whilst behind the wheel. Northamptonshire Police arrested 110 motorists on suspicion of drink or drug driving during its annual crackdown which ran from December 1 to January 2.
Detective Chief Inspector Shelley Nichols of the force’s Specialist Operations said: “Although many people are getting better at being more responsible on our roads, there are still some who will try to justify drink or drug driving. However, there is no excuse or validation to behave so selfishly and recklessly. We all have a choice.
“Even the slightest amount of alcohol or drugs in your system can affect the way you drive, which is why our winter campaign focused on highlighting the life-changing consequences attached to drink and drug driving.”
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.