Driver found ASLEEP at wheel of car stopped in middle of Northamptonshire ring road

Man charged with drink-driving after shocked police find motorist nodded off
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Stunned police found a driver ASLEEP at the wheel after his car stopped in the middle of a Northamptonshire rign road.

Officers from the county's local Response Team found the vehicle after calls from the public over a blue Fiat Punto which had come to a halt in Stefan Way, Daventry, at around 11pm last Thursday night.

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They were shocked to discover the driver had nodded off on his way home from work.

Police found the motorist asleep at the wheel of his car on Thursday nightPolice found the motorist asleep at the wheel of his car on Thursday night
Police found the motorist asleep at the wheel of his car on Thursday night

A 40-year-old man from Daventry has been charged with drink-driving in connection with the incident.

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