Motorist caught drunk-driving while missing two tyres from his Vauxhall Astra is banned from roads for 14 months

• Paulius Krasausauskas, 38 from Buckinghamshire was almost twice the legal drinking limit when stopped
• He plead guilty at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 12 October

A drunk driver who flew past police with two tyres missing has been banned from the roads for 14 months. 

Paulius Krasausauskas, 38 from Haddenham, Buckinghamshire was stopped on the A142 by officers who saw ‘sparks flying’ from his black Vauxhall Astra at about 4.30am on September 16.

They were shocked to discover, once they had pulled him over that he was missing two tyres and the ‘sparks’ had been coming from the alloy wheels scraping along the road.

Paulius Krasausauskas, 38 from Haddenham, Buckinghamshire was stopped on the A142 by officers who saw ‘sparks flying’ from his black Vauxhall Astra

Police were shocked to discover he was missing two tyres and the ‘sparks’ had been coming from the alloy wheels scraping along the road

Krasausauskas blew almost twice the legal limit on the breathalyser and has been banned from driving for 14 months

Krasausauskas, who blew almost twice the legal limit on the breathalyser, told police he had been at a friends in Peterborough and was driving home. 

He blew 65 microgrammes at the roadside, with the legal limit in the UK being 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.

He later went on to blow 50 while in custody. 

Sergeant Andrew Owen, who investigated, said: ‘This case demonstrates the serious impairment alcohol has on a person’s ability to drive safely. 

‘Thankfully no other road users were affected by his decision to drive that morning in a vehicle not fit for purpose.’

You can report drink driving cases anonymously to Cambridgeshire Constabulary on 0800 032 0845.

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