Drink-drive gran who knocked down and killed cyclist 'thought she had hit a badger'

Alison Bowen had been drinking at lunch time when she fatally hit cyclist Paul Novak in her red Fiat Punto

Gary Lineker's son to appear in court today charged with drink-driving - after arrest three months ago

Gary Lineker's 20-year-old son Harry is due to appear at Hammersmith Magistrates Court today charged with drink-driving after being arrested three months ago

Angelina Jolie attends "The Normal Heart" New York Screening at Ziegfeld Theater

After Angelina Jolie's 'drugs shame' video see 9 other celebrities haunted by their dark pasts

Catch a glimpse of other famous names who were publicly humiliated when their dirty secrets were laid out bare for the world to see

Michael Sheridan

Fugitive back behind bars after an incredible FIFTEEN YEARS on the run

Michael Sheridan walked out of an open prison in 1999 and fled to Ireland where he started a new life and had a family

Driver arrested after refusing to give breath test because she's 'too busy drinking'

Motorway police track down woman who fled to pub after collision with two other vehicles

Drink driver who caused death of his sister in BMW crash cries in court

Corey Davies had been drinking when he crashed his convertible killing his sister Raquel Davies and her boyfriend Lee Jenkins and leaving their baby son an orphan

Scotland drink drive limit could be slashed to less than one pint or glass of wine

Proposals are expected to be forced through soon after tests were carried out by the UK government to ensure that breathalysers are sensitive enough


'Give motorists caught texting a 12-month driving ban like drunks' pleads mum who lost daughter

Nazan Fennell's daughter Hope, 13, was was run over on a pedestrian crossing by a lorry driver who had been texting his girlfriend seconds before

Soukvilay Barton

Dad is run over and killed by his DAUGHTER as he begged her not to drink and drive

Bounmy Rajsombath was hit by his 37-year-old daughter's BMW following a family argument, witnesses say

Drink driving

Man arrested for drink driving - while collecting wife locked up for being drunk behind wheel

Police in Montana smelled booze on Rick Fancher's breath after he drove up to bail out his wife Stacey Jo Fancher

Sorry: Julianne-O'Connor said she "regrets" the episode filmed by a passer-by

Hairdresser's drink and drug fuelled romp in car caught on camera

Julianne O'Connor, 33, admitted outraging public decency and being in charge of a vehicle while over the drink-drive limit



Police Car

Drink driver dived into heap of MANURE head-first in attempt to escape from police

Jake Hart of Blurton, Staffordshire, admitted drink driving and dangerous driving - he was jailed for a year and also banned for a year at Stoke Crown Court



Sarah Kennedy

DJ Sarah Kennedy's drink-drive ban after crash she blames on a sneezing fit

Kennedy was more than two and a half times the legal limit when her Mercedes hit a parked car, but she says a hayfever fit caused the crash not the wine she had drunk

Case: DCS David Knopwood's team was investigating the stabbing of Ann Maguire when he was stopped on suspicion of drink-driving

Ann Maguire death: Top cop caught drink-driving as his team investigated teacher's fatal stabbing

Detective Chief Superintendent David Knopwood has been banned from driving for 12 months

'Drink driver' dodges police breath test by beating himself up

Steven Andrews, 26, punched himself in the face and head-butted walls and doors at a police station after he was arrested



Agnieszka Chrzaszcz

Drink-drive mum who crashed while FIVE times the limit on the SCHOOL RUN jailed for three years

Agnieszka Chrzaszcz left Laura Percival with serious injuries after ploughing into her as she was leaving her home with daughter Freya, aged four

Drink driver survived major crash but died of alcohol poisoning

Drink driver who survived major car crash died of alcohol poisoning in wreckage

Business analyst Karl Howes, 34, flipped his BMW onto its roof but suffered no life-threatening injuries from the collision

Theo Gillman

Drink-drive mechanic who never passed his test banned after crashing car he had just fixed

Theo Ashley Gillman was found by police with the over-turned vehicle - after crashing when he hit a road sign

Luke Donald of England

Golf caddy for professional golfers and celebrities killed in the US while cycling home from work

Neil Fyfe, 29,  was returning home from work when he was struck by the car. He has previously worked with Luke Donald, pictured

Liverpool winger Luis Alberto found guilty of drink-driving and told to attend alcohol awareness course

The hot prospect was also given a 12 month driving ban on top of a £1,500 fine after being caught nearly double the legal limit while in a white Porsche



Nick 'Mr Loophole' Freeman

Barbara Knox's lawyer 'Mr Loophole' once got Alex Ferguson off driving charge because he was 'desperate for toilet'

Nick Freeman trademarked the nickname in 2008 after defending stars including Jeremy Clarkson, David Beckham and Ronnie O’Sullivan


The veteran actress, represented by Nick Freeman - known as “Mr Loophole” - pleaded not guilty and now faces a two-day trial in July


Recap: Coronation Street's Barbara Knox pleads not guilty to drink driving charge

The 80-year-old actress - who plays Rita Tanner in the soap - was charged following an incident in Knutsford, Cheshire

Coronation Street's Barbara Knox in court to face drink driving charge


Police officers in miracle escape after their car wrecked by suspected drink driver

The two officers suffered minor injuries after a Volkswagen Golf veered out of control and smashed into their patrol car

Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe

"We will get through this": Simon Webbe tweets support to Lee Ryan following arrest

The Blue singer was arrested on Friday for alleged drink driving and suspected possession of cocaine