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Drink-drive patrol with the police
  • Sgt Glen Barham MBE briefs the team on the night’s operation. He says a successful night will result in no arrests
  • The shocking story of Evey Staley, who was killed by a drink driver on the Isle of Wight, is on display in Winchester next to the car she died in. Many passers by are brought to tears by the story
  • The Subaru Justy the family were travelling in when the crash occurred. Evey Staley’s father had to make the heartbreaking decision to turn off his daughter’s life support, while his wife was still in a coma
  • Sgt Lyndon Barrett tells AOL Cars’ editor James Baggott the story of the horrific crash
  • Hampshire Constabulary traffic cars are equipped with ANPR which is constantly checking passing cars with cameras at the front and rear
  • James Baggott is kitted out with high visibility police gear by Insp Kirsty Shannon
  • Police cone off a bus lane in Southampton where drivers will be pulled over and their cars inspected
  • Officers advise motorists of faults with their cars and breathalyse the drivers
  • Police officers stand in the middle of the road to stop cars at random. It’s shocking how many fail to spot them and nearly run them down
  • Mercedes C63 AMG driver had rear tyres that were under and dangerously close to the legal limit. He’s given a warning and a notice to get it fixed in 14 days
  • It’s not just car drivers who are stopped. A Suzuki GSX-R1000 is pulled over and checked over
  • Sgt Lyndon Barrett, who is trained in the roadside FIT test which can highlight drivers under the influence of drugs, checks a driver. He passed the test
  • The moment officers realise a VW Golf driver is over the limit. She’s arrested and it later transpires she was three times the limit
  • VW Golf driver shouts and swears at officers before bursting into tears in the back of the police car as her offence sinks in
  • Offender's Golf, which was also untaxed, is towed away by force’s recovery agency
  • James grabs a cup of tea and dries out in the force’s roadside unit while a volunteer officer checks car details on the police database

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