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Wiltshire Police Officer Banned for Drink-Driving After Magic Roundabout Crash

The force has opened an accelerated misconduct case following his guilty plea.

Overview

  • PC Ted Andrews, 19, pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates' Court on November 4 and received a 16-month driving ban, a £250 fine, a £100 surcharge and £85 costs.
  • The off-duty officer was stopped on September 20 on Swindon's Magic Roundabout and recorded 59 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath against the legal limit of 35.
  • Wiltshire Police has confirmed the Skoda he was driving struck roadside furniture, clarifying earlier references to a breakdown.
  • Andrews was suspended on September 22 and remains under an accelerated internal misconduct process while still in his probationary period.
  • Deputy Chief Constable Mark Cooper condemned the conduct as risking public safety and undermining confidence in policing.