Offbeat - video: Mums praised after stopping drink driver

CTV footage shows a group of concerned women taking action when they suspected a man was trying to drive a vehicle when it appeared he was 'unfit' to do so.

The worried passers-by are shown struggling with the man to grab the car keys off him, after he parked on double yellow lines outside a convenience store.

The incident happened around the time the nearby Havelock Academy in Cleethorpes, North East Lincs., was closing for the day.

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Humberside Police officers, who hailed the actions of the group, responded to the incident and seized the car which was taken to a compound.

A nearby shopkeeper, who also helped stopped the man from driving off, said: “If he had driven off and hit a child, bearing in mind it was near school closing time - how could you live with your conscience?

“If it had not been for the other mums we would not have stopped him - all I could think of was what could happen if he drove off.”

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