Drink-driving father smashes BMW into wall with children in back | News

A father who was driving drunk crashed his BMW into a brick wall while his children were sitting in the back seats of the car.

Shahzad Nawaz, 47, of Broadway, Peterborough, crashed in Park Road, Peterborough, at around 7pm on March 16.

Police teams responded to the incident and one woman was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while three children were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Nawaz was more than twice the legal limit for alcohol on the roadside and was arrested.

Nawaz was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, on Thursday (December 4) after previously pleading guilty to dangerous driving and drink driving.

He was given a 12-month driving ban and extended retest, ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,187 costs.