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'I'm begging you' - drink driver's plea to officers
Shields Gazette
|October 02, 2025
A self-employed barber caught drink-driving in South Tyneside pleaded with police at the roadside, “please, I’m begging you, it’s my job”.
Dean Coleman, 39, took his car when he went socialising with friends on Saturday, September 6 - the day before the Great North Run.
Coleman, of Fitzpatrick Place, South Shields, did not intend to drive but moved his motor when told there could be severe race-related congestion the next day.
But he jumped a red light at Crossgate, also South Shields, at around 8.15pm, putting police on his tail, prosecutor Chike Anieto told borough magistrates.
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