Trowbridge motorist facing drink-driving charge after roundabout crash

10:00am Wednesday 4th July 2012 in Latest News

A man has been charged with drink-driving after a car ploughed into a roundabout on the A350 near Semington.

Philip Phipps, 28, of Dursley Road, Trowbridge, was arrested following the incident in the early hours of Sunday.

A car, travelling from the direction of Melksham left the road and drove into shrubbery on the roundabout that joins the A350 and A361.

Phipps was charged with drink-driving, driving without a licence and driving without third party insurance.

He was released on bail to appear at North West Wiltshire Magistrates Court in Chippenham on July 20.

Comments(3)

redrum says...
9:11am Fri 6 Jul 12

The only good thing here is that nobody was injured or killed because of this man. With those charges any sane judge will give a sentence behind bars as well as a driving ban when released.

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Toomuch says...
6:20pm Fri 6 Jul 12

What will a ban do, he didn't have a licence in the first place.

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grandtheftauto says...
4:53pm Tue 10 Jul 12

what gave him the right to even get into a car without a licence let alone with a belly full of booze.

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