A woman who was spotted 'collapsed in her car on the M60' was actually 'having a sleep' - she was then found to be twice the legal drink-drive limit.
Motorway police said this morning that officers initially received 'several concern for safety' reports for the woman. Drivers had spotted her in a car parked on the hard shoulder of the motorway near junction 15 for the M61.
The woman appeared to have 'collapsed', police said. When officers arrived, they found she was 'having a sleep'.
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She was then asked to provide a breath test. Her reading came back almost twice the legal drink-driving limit.
A tweet posted by the North West Motorway Police at 9.30am this morning said: "Several Concern for Safety reports at Junc 15 of the M60, a female reported collapsed in her vehicle on the hard shoulder, patrols attended - female was 'having a sleep' after a blow out (of the tyre variety).
"She also provided a positive breath test of nearly twice the legal."
