Client Background Evie is a full time university student, she is currently in her final year pursing a career in teaching. Her parents are divorced and she lives with her father. Evie regularly volunteers with disabled children at a local Donkey Sanctuary. This is her first arrest and criminal charge. DETAILS OF THE OFFENCE & COURT HEARING Evie Knowles (EK) has been charged under Section 5 of the road traffic Act 1988 – driving with excess alcohol. The Incident occurred on the 1st September 2015 at 22:35. EK is due to appear in Kempston Magistrates court at 9:30 on the 17th September 2015. FACTS & DETAILS OF INCIDENT (i) Before being stopped by police: On the evening of the 1st September 2015 EK drove her car to her friend Tiffany Jones’ (TJ) house, to attend TJs’ 21st Birthday party. TJ lives approximately five miles from Kempston City Centre. …show more content…
EK does recall drinks of champagne and vodka shots. Prior to the taxi’s arrival EK went to use to bathroom. On her return she found the rest of the property empty and realised her friends had left her behind. Due to the number of people in attendance four taxi’s had been booked and therefore her friends all assumed she was travelling in one of other taxi …show more content…
Once they stopped the vehicle they could smell alcohol on EK and asked her to produce a roadside breath sample, which returned a failed reading. Due to the failed reading she was arrested and taken to the local police station to repeat the test. On the second test she once again failed with a reading of 90mg/100ml and she was charged under section 5 of the road traffic act 1988 – driving with excess alcohol. She granted bail pending a court hearing. Ravi Singh (RS) confirmed the police procedures were legally correct