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Drunk driver faces huge bill, 16-months in jail after crashing into cars, refusing to spend $10 on cab

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Published Oct. 9, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

A drunk driver who ran five red lights and smashed into two cars has dodged jail after claiming he didn’t want to fork out $10 on a taxi fare.

Declan Muers, 27, had b🎃𓆏een boozing at a nightclub but left in a rage in the early hours and decided to drive the two miles home.

Police dashcam footage shows Muers hur▨tling through Nottingham ciđŸ…ēty centre at around 4am on February 18.

A police patrol car đŸŒēspotted him driving erratically on Maid Marian Way and followed him as he ran five red lights.

Damaged car in a city street that Declan Muers crashed into while speeding and over the drink-drive limit in Nottingham city centre
A drunk driver who ran five red lights and smashed into two cars has dodged jail after claiming he didn’t want to fork out $10 on a taxi fare. Nottinghamshire Police / SWNS
Declan Muers being arrested by police after crashing into two parked cars while speeding and driving under the influence in Nottingham city centre
Declan Muers, 27, had been boozing at a nightclub but left in a rage in the early hours and decided to drive the two miles home. Nottinghamshire Police / SWNS

Muers continued to career through the city before losing control of his blue Volkswagen Scirocco and cr𝔍ashing into two parked cars on Hungerhill Road.

The yob tried to flee on foot but was caught by offic𝐆ers a short distance away.

A breathalyser test showed he had 49 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35mcęĻg.

Mue♏rs was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre for a cut head before being arrested and taken into custđŸĨ€ody.

He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop when required đŸĨ€by a police constable and drink-driving.

Muers, of Mapperley, received a 16-męĻĢonth sentence, suspended for two years at Nottingham C♎rown Court on Monday (7/10).

He was also banned from driving for two years, given a four-month curfew and told to complete 10 Rehabilitation Activity RequiremeđŸŒēnt days.

PC Fraser Heaton, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Muers showed a clear disregard for the safety of others by driving dangerously through a city centre in poor weather
conditions.

Declan Muers driving at high speed in his blue Volkswagen Scirocco through Nottingham city centre, running five red lights and eventually crashing into two parked cars, as captured by police dashcam.
Police dashcam footage shows Muers hurtling through Nottingham city centre at around 4am on February 18. Nottinghamshire Police / SWNS

“☂He was in no fit state to be behind the wheel of a car and it is fortunate he didn’t cause harm to another road user or pedestrian.

“He was also extremely lucky not to have sustained a more serious injury himself after losing control and crashiđŸŒŗng into two parked vehicles.

“During his pol꧒ice interview, he told us he’d been drinking in a nightclub and left after becoming angry about something that had happened.

“He should have got a taxi home but seemingly didn’t want to pay a farℱe.

“Now he’s paid a heftier price in court with the loss of his driver’s license.”