Sergejus Indrisiunas found later found himself in a prison cell
A lorry driver who turned up to an industrial estate to collect stock was later met by police. Sergejus Indrisiunas, from Runcorn, was jailed for 12 weeks after operating a HGV while under the influence of alcohol.
The 57-year-old appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, October 17, where he was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to drink driving. The court heard that on Wednesday, October 16, police in Runcorn received a report a HGV driver had arrived to collect stock at an industrial site in Runcorn while intoxicated.
Officers attended the scene on Hardwick Road, Runcorn, and stopped a Scania articulated lorry that was being driven by Indrisiunas, and conducted a roadside breath test. Indrisiunas provided a positive result and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
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In custody, Indrisiunas took a second test which revealed he was over three times above the legal limit of alcohol – with the reading showing he had 120 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. Indrisiunas was subsequently charged and remanded in custody before he was put before Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, October 17 and sentenced to 12 weeks in prison.
He was also disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to pay a £154 surcharge. Following sentencing, PC Nathan Holland of Runcorn Response said: “I dread to think what could have happened if we had not have stopped Indrisiunas and he had continued driving on the road with other motorists whilst behind the wheel of such a large vehicle.
“Drink driving is one of the fatal five offences, meaning it is a leading contributor to death and serious injury on the roads in England and Wales. Cheshire police will not tolerate anyone driving on the roads whilst over the specified limit of drink or drugs, least of all those who are supposed to be professional drivers in large articulated lorries such as Indrisiunas’.”
