Driver 'too drunk' to notice tyre blowout on M1 at Wakefield

A driver was too drunk to notice that his tyre had come off his vehicle on the M1.

Police stopped the Porsche driver over the weekend on the M1 at Wakefield and found that he was driving on the rim of his wheel.

The tyre had burst and was shredded, but the driver failed to notice.placeholder image
The tyre had burst and was shredded, but the driver failed to notice.

A traffic officer later Tweeted photos and said: "No wonder this Porsche got stopped driving with a wheel like this. The driver didn’t realise, he was too drunk to."

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