A driver who repeatedly hit the kerb and then attacked police officers has been allowed to keep his licence

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Manchester Magistrates' Court was told. As the police attended, they noticed he smelt strongly of alcohol, his pupils were small and he looked ‘dazed’.After a brief discussion, Somerville, of no fixed abode, attempted to flee and tried kicking out at the officers to avoid being apprehended.He punched one officer and grabbed the arm of the other.It wasn’t until two members of the public became involved that the scuffle came to an end and Somerville was taken to the police station.Once there he didn’t provide a sample of breath to establish if he was over the drink drive limit.Appearing in the dock, Somerville pleaded guilty to two offences of assaulting an emergency worker, one offence of failing to provide a specimen and one offence of.