A55 trucker's cab 'smelt of alcohol' during routine police check

When a police officer saw a HGV parked up in a layby on the A55 they stopped to check if the driver was okay. The truck was parked up near Abergwyngregyn on Sunday evening.

But while speaking to the driver the officer noticed the smell of alcohol in the cab. He requested a breath test from the driver.

The driver provided a reading of 140 micrograms of alcohol per 100 milliliters of breath (the legal limit is 35) so he was arrested and taken to custody. He failed to then provide while in custody and has now been charged.

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North Wales Police said: "A HGV driver has been charged with failing to provide following an incident on the A55 last night (Sunday). At approx 9:15pm one of our officers noticed a HGV parked in a layby near Abergwyngregyn - he stopped to check that all was ok.

"Upon speaking to the driver the officer smelt alcohol in the cab so requested a breath test - the driver provided a reading of 140 (legal limit is 35) so he was arrested and taken to custody.

"The 39-year-old from Warrington failed to provide whilst in custody so was charged and he'll have to explain his actions to the court when he appears before Caernarfon Magistrates on December 4th."