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WATCH: Police video shows shocking drink-driving on Black Country roads

Police footage shows two shocking incidents filmed just hours apart on the same Sunday morning.

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Screengrabs from the videos of drink drivers shared by West Midlands Police

This video shows the moment a drink-driver almost crashed into a bus stop after swerving across residential roads during a Sunday morning drive.

In the footage, a silver Ford Ka can be seen weaving across Newton Road in Great Barr with its hazard lights on, narrowly missing parked cars and nearly hitting an oncoming van.

The erratic driver, who was more than four times over the limit, drove onto Hamstead Road before officers put an end to the ride at around 10.45am last Sunday.

The man from Great Barr was revealed to be driving without a front tyre and recorded 161 microgrammes of breath in 100 millilitres of breath when tested. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.

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Meanwhile footage has also been released of a different incident on the same morning, where a BMW travelled southbound on the M42 despite sparks flying out of the front due to a missing front wheel.

The X5, which was also missing a rear tyre, ended up hitting a crash barrier at around 8am.

The videos were shared by West Midlands Police as the force launched its festive crackdown on drink-driving alongside the Central Motorway Police Group.

Sergeant Jon Butler said: "We can only hope the message gets through that there are real dangers to getting behind the wheel while under the influence of drink or drugs.

"This is both to drivers and other innocent members of the public.

"We have a zero tolerance approach and our officers are out there 24/7 to catch those who risk the safety, and lives, of themselves and innocent others.

"Drink driving is unacceptable and we will catch and prosecute those who break the law."

The driver of the Ka admitted drink driving, dangerous driving and having no insurance at Birmingham Magistrates Court and is due to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on January 4.

The 24-year-old man behind the wheel of the BMW admitted dangerous driving, disqualified driving and failing to provide a breath specimen.

He was bailed to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on January 3.

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