A British sailor charged on Anzac Day with having excess breath alcohol twice the drink-driving limit escaped prosecution after high level intervention.

A stretch of road in the UK is becoming notorious for nabbing the rich and famous in their speeding vehicles.

A woman who fled an alcohol checkpoint and caused a crash that killed Penelope Phillips, above, has been sentenced to home detention.

The dangerous combination of a weekend of drinking and a sleeping pill resulted in Jarrad Hoeata going on a reckless drive that ended when motorists blocked him off the road.

England test cricketer Graeme Swann has told a court his cat was to blame after being caught drink-driving by police earlier this year.

An 18-year-old was left with multiple fractures to his legs when he was hit by a car while crossing a pedestrian crossing in Porirua yesterday.

A man's arm was amputated on a Sydney road after he was hit by a drunk driver.

Almost two-thirds of New Zealanders support lowering the drink-driving limit, a survey has revealed.

National MPs might be allowed a conscience vote on a Labour Party bill that proposes lowering the drink driving blood alcohol limit, John Key says.

Jeri Knight might be 80 years old but it didn't stop her beating the might of the Manukau City Council over a wrongly issued car warrant of fitness fine.

A cab driver says he's been unfairly ticketed by a warden who happens to be a driver for a rival company.

A teenage driver on a restricted licence clocked at 200km/h has been accused of "mind-boggling stupidity."