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Alleged drink-driver hits a Lamborghini, then gets pulled over eating a Chinese takeaway – with cutlery

Police in Bicester say a driver crashed into a Lamborghini, then was found driving in the middle of the road nearby, tucking into a Chinese takeaway with cutlery.

By The Gorilla Desk20 October 20262 min readSource: BBC News

Cartoon of a blissful driver in a blue car eating noodles from a takeaway box with a knife and fork, driving down the middle of a town street at night — AI illustration – not the actual driver or car. Image: Gorilla Gazette / AI illustration

Of all the cars in Bicester to bump into, it had to be the Lamborghini.

Thames Valley Police say a driver crashed into the Italian supercar on Queen Street in the Oxfordshire town on Saturday. The two drivers started swapping details like grown-ups, until the Lamborghini driver noticed the other man appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and called the police.

Cartoon of a blue hatchback crunching into an orange Lamborghini on a market-town street as noodles fly and the owner clutches his head, with the Gorilla Gazette gorilla peeking round a corner AI illustration.

Officers soon found him driving nearby in the “middle of the road”. And when they pulled him over, he was busy eating a Chinese takeaway. Not with his fingers, either: police made a point of saying he was using cutlery.

He was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a roadside breath test came back over the limit. In custody he then refused to give further samples, and he has been charged with failing to provide a specimen.

Cartoon of a police officer holding out a breath tester to a driver frozen mid-bite with a mouthful of noodles, knife and fork in hand AI illustration.

Police haven’t said what he ordered. Either way, the lesson is the same: if you’ve had a drink, leave the car at home – and maybe eat at the table.

Reported by BBC News, citing Thames Valley Police. The allegations have not been tested in court.

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