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Alan Carr’s ex husband Paul Drayton has spoken out for the first time since leaving prison. Paul, 50, was freed from prison just two days after being sentenced to 14 weeks behind bars after he pleaded guilty to drink driving. He was arrested for driving while being four times over the legal drinking limit and reversing into a police car.

Paul Drayton, Alan Carr’s husband, was freed after a 'harrowing' two nights in prison after a judge overturned his sentence for drink-driving.

Comedian Alan Carr's ex Paul Drayton has been freed from prison days after being sentenced for crashing into a police car while four times over the alcohol limit, The Sun has reported.The 50 year old, who recently separated from his comedian ex Alan, was seen "swerving from one side of the road to the other" while driving during the school pick up time near his home in West Sussex in October 2021. Paul was pursued by police, who signalled for him to pull over, before he reversed into a police car. Prosecutor Suzanne Soros at Brighton Magistrates Court said: "The defendant then reverses into the police vehicle." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Alan Carr’s estranged husband Paul Drayton has been jailed after drunkenly reversing into a police car with an alcohol test reading ‘off the scale’.Just days after Alan confirmed he was splitting from his partner of 13 years, a court heard how Drayton, 50, was ‘gambling with the lives of others’ when he got behind the wheel while several times the legal limit.He was seen swerving from side to side as police pursued him near his home in West Sussex in October last year.Drayton was told by the judge he had been ‘dicing with death’.He appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a single count of driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit at an earlier hearing.The court heard how worried members of the public had called police on October 9 last year, when they saw Drayton driving in Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex shortly before 3pm.Prosecutor Suzanne Soros said officers tracked him down and saw his vehicle ‘swerving from side to side’.Suspecting he was over the alcohol limit, they signalled for Drayton to pull over and he complied.‘The defendant then reverses into the police vehicle,’ Ms Soros said.Drayton was then boxed in by other police vehicles to prevent him making a getaway.A breath alcohol test returned a reading of 153 micrograms in 100 millilitres of breath – four times the legal limit.John Dye, representing Drayton, said he had been suffering a ‘perfect storm in his life’ when he got behind the wheel on that day.He had been dealing with alcohol and mental health issues, had had to have a brain operation, and had been injured when falling from a horse, he told the court.Mr Dye added: ‘And the final straw, as is now well documented, his private live as well.‘His partner

Alan Carr's estranged husband Paul Drayton sobbed as he was jailed for hitting a police car while four times over the drink-drive limit.The 50 year old, who recently separated from his comedian ex Alan, was seen "swerving from one side of the road to the other" while driving during the school pick up time near his home in West Sussex in October 2021. Paul was pursued by police, who signalled for him to pull over, before he reversed into a police car.

Alan Carr’s estranged husband Paul Drayton has been sentenced to 14 weeks in prison after he drunkenly reversed into a police car last year, The Sun reported.The party-planner pleaded guilty back in November at Brighton Magistrates court to the drink-driving charge after he got behind the wheel more than four times over the legal limit.It is understood the 50-year-old was seen swerving from side to side at around 3pm on October 9 just three miles away from his £2.7 million home he shares with the star up comic.Now, the star who has recently opened up about his battle with alcoholism following his split from the stand-up comic, was told by the judge how he had been "dicing with death."District Judge Amanda Kelly told Drayton how he "diced with death" when he got behind the wheel and could have easily harmed or killed others around him. She told the court: "I've been given a lot of information about you and read your very powerful letter.

Aston Villa star is seen walking down the street.Dressed in light coloured shorts, a light blue hooded top, and sliders, he was then confronted by a security guard who had witnessed the crash.Grealish, who has now been banned from driving for two months, stayed at the incident in a cul-de-sac and had previously admitted two counts of careless driving with a further incident in October.On the March collision, Grealish’s solicitor John Dye said: "The footwear was totally inappropriate for driving his vehicle. It may be an explanation as to why he reversed back the way he does.