A 40 month ban, rehabilitation and unpaid community work faces a drink driver caught near Huntingdon.
Kahepako Katjiteo was pulled over on the A14 near Godmanchester, Huntingdon, at about 1.50pm on 26 September after he sped past an unmarked police car and began swerving across the carriageway, almost crashing into the central reservation.
The 30-year-old told police he was ‘desperate for the toilet’ to explain his manner of driving. However, a roadside breath test revealed he was more than four times the legal drink drive limit of 35 with a reading of 144 microgrammes per 100 ml of breath.
In custody he provided an evidential sample of 105 microgrammes.
At Birmingham Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (22 October), Katjiteo, of Tomblin Drive, Smethwick, West Midlands, was disqualified from driving for three years and four months after pleading guilty to drink driving and driving without a licence.
He must also carry out 80 hours unpaid work and complete a 15-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
PC Sorrin Ruffell, from the Road Policing Unit, said: “Katjiteo was more than four times the legal drink drive limit.
“To be this intoxicated and in charge of a vehicle on one of our busy roads is selfish and dangerous and puts the lives of innocent road users at risk.”
Cambridgeshire Constabulary operates a confidential, 24/7 hotline to report suspected drink or drug drivers on 0800 032 0845.
Video footage of his arrest can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/5ToarY1LC7E?si=kGOkpi55pcZz5vej
