Drink-driver crashes at Swaffham after call from King s Lynn girlfriend
A driver en route to see his girlfriend in Lynn collided with a chevron sign at Swaffham.
James Pearson was drink-driving when the Renault Megane left the A47 near the A1122 junction.
Police were on the scene immediately - they d been travelling behind him in an unmarked car.
King s Lynn Magistrates Court (39098373)
The Renault suffered considerable damage, magistrates in Lynn were told on Thursday.
Pearson, 25, later told police he had no recollection of the crash and thinks he might have had four shots of whisky.
He pleaded guilty to drink-driving on February 2 last year.