Twelve people arrested for drink and drug driving in just five weeks

All the arrests came in the Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett area between October 19 and November 20.

Of 12 people arrested, one was charged with drink driving after his vehicle hit a tree and flipped into a ditch whilst another was charged with drink driving a car was seen passing through a red light in Malmesbury.

Sgt Katharine Smith of the Neighbourhood team in Royal Wootton Bassett said: “It is really disappointing that despite the amount of campaigns run nationally and locally regarding drink driving and the dangers involved, people are continuing to get behind the wheel of a car intoxicated.

"It is never worth the risk – you are putting yourself and others in serious danger.

“Please, with the festive period coming up and no doubt lots of Christmas parties, plan your journey home in advance.

"Have a designated driver in your group, take extra cash for a taxi, arrange a lift with a friend or relative who is having a night in – anything that means you are not drinking and driving.”

Here is a full list of all the arrests and charges:

Alisdair McKee, 43, of no fixed address, Rowington, was arrested on October 19 after he was stopped by officers on the A429 in Malmesbury.

He pleaded guilty in Swindon Magistrates Court to failing to provide a specimen for analysis and possession of a class B drug and was disqualified from driving for 24 months and fined £200.

Neil Taylor, 21, of Welsh Road, Northamptonshire, was arrested on October 20 at Calcutt service station and charged with drink driving.

He was due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates on November 14, he failed to appear and is now wanted on warrant.

A 62-year-old woman from Malmesbury was arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a collision Parklands, Malmesbury, on October 21.

She has since been released under investigation while enquiries continue.

On October 23, Darren Bowers, 33, of Great Somerford, was arrested and later charged with drink driving after a vehicle was seen to pass through a red light on the B4040 at Malmesbury.

He is due to appear at Swindon Magistrates Court on December 4.

Ben Wright, 37, of Common Road, Malmesbury, has been charged with driving without a licence, failing to provide a specimen for analysis, possession of a class B drug and using a vehicle without insurance and is due in Swindon Magistrates Court on December 11.

He was arrested on November 3 in Abbey Row.

Gavin Filkins, 36, of Minety, has been charged with drink driving and using a vehicle without insurance following his arrest in Station Road, Minety, on November 8.

He is due at Swindon Magistrates Court on December 18.

Mark Harvey, 34, of Minety, was arrested on November 17 following a collision in Upper Minety.

He was charged with drink driving and possession of a class B drug and is due in Swindon Magistrates Court on January 15.

A 27-year-old man from Royal Wootton Bassett was arrested on suspicion of drug driving in Hook Street on November 19.

He has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.

Luke Lumsden, 28, has been charged with drink driving, after he was arrested in New Road, Purton on November 19 after his vehicle hit a tree and flipped into a ditch.

He is due in Swindon Magistrates Court on January 15.

Daniel Snowley, 35, of Reids Piece, Purton, was arrested on the B4696 Braydon Road on November 20 and has since been charged with drink driving.

He is due in Swindon Magistrates Court on January 15.

Simon Adams, 27, of Yarrow Close, Swindon, has been charged with drink driving following a single vehicle collision on the B4696 Spine Road at Ashton Keynes on November 16.

He is due in Swindon Magistrates Court on January 15.

Jim Brougham, 59, of Devereux Mews, Malmesbury, has been charged with drunk in charge after he was located by officers whilst he was parked in a carpark close to the A429 shortly after 5.30pm on November 20 and providing a sample of breath.

He will appear in Swindon Magistrates Court on January 15.