Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Fined for being drunk... while being treated by 999 crew

A woman found semi-conscious on a pavement in the early hours during a diabetic seizure was given an on-the-spot 'fixed penalty' fine by a policeman who thought she was drunk.

Heidi Read, 30, was being helped by paramedics when the officer arrived and issued the £80 fine, despite being told she was a diabetic and had already given the ambulancemen her insulin as proof.

Lincolnshire magistrates have now revoked the fine, which had risen to £120 after Miss Read received a summons for non-payment.

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