A LORRY driver has been charged with drink driving after he reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the central reservation on the A1(M), police have said.
Police say the incident happened at 10.25pm on Friday January 28 when the Scania heavy goods vehicle was heading south on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire.
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The 25-year-old driver, from Cahersiveen, Ireland, was arrested and later charged with driving whilst unfit through drink, and a road-side test found him to be more than double the legal limit for alcohol.
He was also charged with driving without due care and attention and will appear before Harrogate Magistrates Court on February 17 2022, 10 am.
The lorry crashed into the barrier about half-a-mile before junction 46 near Wetherby Services.
According to officers the lorry was blocking the middle and outer lanes before it was safely recovered at 1am on Saturday.
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Police and Highways England had to manage traffic past the scene during the recovery operation and collision investigation.
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