The car crashed into a tree in Stevenage, after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. (Image: BCH Road Policing Unit)
A drink driver who crashed into a tree after falling asleep while on his phone has been arrested.
The incident happened in Stevenage and a spokesperson for the Beds, Cambs and Herts (BCH) Road Policing Unit said the driver was "lucky to be alive".
In post on X (formerly Twitter), the BCH Road Policing Unit explained: "Driver fell asleep whilst on his phone, navigated across the roundabout, but failed to navigate a large tree. Lucky to be alive. Unsurprisingly, provided a positive breath test. #arrested."
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