Man sentenced for dangerous driving on M5 in Somerset while almost twice over drink drive limit
Enock Chitsara, 42, of Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, failed a roadside breath test and was later found to be almost twice the legal drink drive limit
Last updated 15th Sep 2026
A 42-year-old man has been sentenced after he was caught driving on the M5 in Somerset whilst nearly twice over the drink drive limit.
Enock Chitsara, of Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, was spotted by officers veering between lanes and braking unpredictably in his Ford Ranger pickup truck near Bridgwater.
Police were called to the motorway after a report at around 11:30pm on Sunday 16 August, from a member of the public concerned about a motorist driving erratically.
Assisted by Automatic Numberplate Recognition (ANPR) technology, officers later located the vehicle near junction 22 of the M5 northbound and followed it to Gordano Services at junction 19.
During the journey, Chitsara was observed veering between lanes and braking unpredictably, at one point slowing to 28mph.
After exiting the motorway and pulling into Gordano Services, officers brought the vehicle to a stop and Chitsara was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs, due to the fact that he appeared drowsy and smelt strongly of alcohol.
A roadside breath test subsequently indicated he was significantly in excess of the legal drink-drive limit.
A further evidential breath test in custody gave a reading of 60 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, almost twice the legal limit.
Chitsara was subsequently charged with driving whilst over the prescribed limit for alcohol.
He appeared in court yesterday (14 September) and was disqualified from driving for a period of 17 months and ordered to pay fines totalling £556.
PC Jack Keane said:
“Drink and drug driving puts lives at risk and there is simply no excuse for getting behind the wheel while impaired.
“The actions of this driver posed a significant risk to everyone else using the motorway that night. Thankfully, information provided by a member of the public allowed officers to intervene and remove him from the road.”