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| M1 coach crash driver is jailed | M1 coach crash driver is jailed |
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| The driver of a coach who was drunk when it overturned at an M1 service station in Buckinghamshire injuring 33 people has been jailed for 10 months. | The driver of a coach who was drunk when it overturned at an M1 service station in Buckinghamshire injuring 33 people has been jailed for 10 months. |
| Leslie Weinberg, 35, was cut from the wreckage of the National Express coach when it crashed at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1. | Leslie Weinberg, 35, was cut from the wreckage of the National Express coach when it crashed at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1. |
| Weinberg, formerly of West Bromwich, pleaded guilty at Aylesbury Crown Court to driving dangerously. | Weinberg, formerly of West Bromwich, pleaded guilty at Aylesbury Crown Court to driving dangerously. |
| He admitted driving with excess alcohol and was also banned for four years. | He admitted driving with excess alcohol and was also banned for four years. |
| Weinberg had a drink-drive reading of 145mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. The legal limit is 80mg per 100ml. | Weinberg had a drink-drive reading of 145mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. The legal limit is 80mg per 100ml. |
| Leslie Weinberg had been drinking all night before the crash | Leslie Weinberg had been drinking all night before the crash |
| He had returned from holiday the day before the crash and had stayed up all night drinking alone. | He had returned from holiday the day before the crash and had stayed up all night drinking alone. |
| He then drove the coach on a regular service from Birmingham to Stansted Airport, the court heard. | He then drove the coach on a regular service from Birmingham to Stansted Airport, the court heard. |
| After overtaking a lorry on the approach to a junction on the M1 he cut inside but mistook the entry road to the service station for a slip road off the motorway. | After overtaking a lorry on the approach to a junction on the M1 he cut inside but mistook the entry road to the service station for a slip road off the motorway. |
| The coach tachograph showed he was travelling at 57mph (92kph) when he left the motorway. | The coach tachograph showed he was travelling at 57mph (92kph) when he left the motorway. |
| The coach hit a kerb and passengers later said it took off before turning on its side and sliding. | The coach hit a kerb and passengers later said it took off before turning on its side and sliding. |
| After overturning the coach hit a tree and a lamppost. | After overturning the coach hit a tree and a lamppost. |
| After the crash, on 3 September 2007, casualties were treated at hospitals in Northampton, Milton Keynes and Oxford. | After the crash, on 3 September 2007, casualties were treated at hospitals in Northampton, Milton Keynes and Oxford. |
| Seven passengers suffered serious injuries, including one man whose arm was amputated. | Seven passengers suffered serious injuries, including one man whose arm was amputated. |
| At Aylesbury Crown Court, Weinberg was also fined £500 and disqualified for two years for dangerous driving, to run concurrently with the four year ban for drink-driving. | At Aylesbury Crown Court, Weinberg was also fined £500 and disqualified for two years for dangerous driving, to run concurrently with the four year ban for drink-driving. |
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| Leslie Weinberg had been drinking the night before the crash on the M1 |