Edinburgh crime: Drunk motorist caught driving the wrong way down Leith Walk by police

A man has been arrested and charged with drink driving, after he was spotted driving dangerously in Edinburgh.

Officers stopped the 53-year-old motorist after they observed him driving the wrong way down Leith Walk at 2.10am on Sunday, May 22.

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The man failed a roadside breath test. The legal limit is 22 microgram(mcg) of alcohol in 100ml of breath, but he provided a reading of 120mcg/100ml at the roadside and 117mgl/100ml at the station.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “He will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.”

An Edinburgh driver failed the roadside breath test, after being seen driving the wrong way down Leith Walk.
An Edinburgh driver failed the roadside breath test, after being seen driving the wrong way down Leith Walk.
An Edinburgh driver failed the roadside breath test, after being seen driving the wrong way down Leith Walk.