VIDEO: Man jailed after being caught drink-driving again

A repeat drink-driver who was found to be more than twice the legal limit claimed he “shouldn’t even be in custody”.

Matthew Morgan was arrested by Sussex Police’s newly formed Fatal Five Unit, after officers received intelligence he may be driving while intoxicated.

The 45-year-old, of Maidstone in Kent, was located in his blue Lamborghini in The Boulevard, Crawley, around 6.45pm on Saturday 17 January, where he failed a roadside breath test.

Despite pleading his innocence, Morgan was found to have 89 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.

Enquiries revealed he was disqualified from driving, having already been convicted of drink-driving in Surrey less than two years previously.

He was subsequently arrested and charged with drink-driving, driving while disqualified and driving while uninsured.

Morgan pleaded guilty to all offences, and at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Monday 19 January he was sentenced to 36 weeks’ imprisonment.

He was also further disqualified from driving for 74 months and ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge.

The Fatal Five Unit has been set up specifically to tackle the five most common causes of fatal and serious injury collisions:

• Drink and drug-driving
• Speeding
• Failing to wear a seatbelt
• Distracted driving
• Careless driving

The consequences of drink or drug-driving could include:

• Killing or seriously injuring yourself or someone else;
• A minimum 12-month ban;
• An unlimited fine;
• A possible prison sentence;
• A criminal record, which could affect your current and future employment;
• An increase in your car insurance costs;
• Difficulty travelling to countries such as the USA.

If you know someone is driving while over the limit or after taking drugs, call 999.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or report it online.