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Drink-driving charge after tractor is stopped

Alice Smith
BBC News, Somerset
Mendip Neighbourhood Policing A tractor on a residential street stands with its lights on. Mendip Neighbourhood Policing
The tractor was stopped while travelling down a road in Street, Somerset

A man has been charged with drink-driving after a tractor was stopped by officers.

The 34 year old was arrested on Stonehill in Street, Somerset, at around 19:45 GMT on 22 February.

The man was charged with driving a motor vehicle with an alcohol level above the legal limit.

He has been released on bail and is due to appear at Yeovil Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 11 March.

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