Terrifying video shows driver hitting central reservation and spinning 360 degrees Drunk driver captured spinning out of control on busy road Terrifying video shows driver hitting central reservation and spinning 360 degrees Drunk driver captured spinning out of control on busy road Terrifying video shows driver hitting central reservation and spinning 360 degrees Drunk driver captured spinning out of control on busy road Terrifying video shows driver hitting central reservation and spinning 360 degrees Drunk driver captured spinning out of control on busy road Terrifying video shows driver hitting central reservation and spinning 360 degrees Drunk driver captured spinning out of control on busy road Terrifying video shows driver hitting central reservation and spinning 360 degrees Drunk driver captured spinning out of control on busy road Terrifying video shows driver hitting central reservation and spinning 360 degrees Terrifying video shows driver hitting central reservation and spinning 360 degrees Sozzled Martin Cantrill was three-and-a-half times the legal drink drive limit when he was filmed on another motorist's dashboard camera.In the terrifying footage, the 43-year-old's white Rover swerves across both lanes before spinning in a circle after hitting the central reservation. Incredibly, Cantrill then hurtles across the other side of the road onto a grassy embankment and continues to weave dangerously in and out of traffic. SWNSThis is the shocking moment a drunk driver was caught ploughing into the central reservation and spinning 360 DEGREES before swerving across both lanes of a busy dual carriagewayThe drink driver is completely out of control At one point in the three-minute long video, he almost crashes into a lorry which can be heard beeping its horn after almost being hit. The white Rover is then seen speeding along the hard shoulder again before finally coming to a stop. Stunned driver Tom Cafferty, 36, captured the shocking footage on his dashboard camera on the A14 near Kettering, Northants., on November 19 last year. He then reported the incident to police who found Cantrill "slumped against the steering wheel" of his car parked in a nearby layby two hours later. SWNSThis is the shocking moment a drunk driver was caught ploughing into the central reservation and spinning 360 DEGREES before swerving across both lanes of a busy dual carriagewayThe driver heads towards the hard-shoulder but shockingly carries on his journey A court heard the sozzled motorist wasn't wearing any shoes and officers found a smashed pint glass at his feet and a bottle of wine in the passenger seat. Cantrill, of Telford, Shrops., admitted dangerous driving and was sentenced to 10 months in prisons suspended for 12 months at Northampton Crown Court on Friday. Judge Timothy Smith also disqualified him from driving for three years. The court heard Cantrill smashed the windscreen and then walked out into the A605 road after being told to stay in his car when he was found by police. SWNSThis is the shocking moment a drunk driver was caught ploughing into the central reservation and spinning 360 DEGREES before swerving across both lanes of a busy dual carriagewayHe can then be seen weaving in and out of the traffic Prosecutor Paul Prior said the officer was forced to flag oncoming traffic down to stop them from colliding with him. He added: "The defendant had a smashed pint glass at his feet and a bottle of wine in the passenger seat." A roadside breath test revealed Cantrill was three-and-a-half times the legal drink drive limit But after being taken into police custody i he refused to give another breath test so was also charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath which he admitted in court. SWNSThis is the shocking moment a drunk driver was caught ploughing into the central reservation and spinning 360 DEGREES before swerving across both lanes of a busy dual carriagewayThe driver was later found slumped in a lay-by IT engineer Mr Cafferty uploaded the shocking footage to YouTube where it has since received a staggering 578,796 views. Speaking on Sunday the dad-of-three, who lives in Kettering, said he was amazed no-one was seriously injured. He added: "I was on my way back from work and suddenly I was blindsided when this car travelling at a high speed came flying past me on the inside. "I slowed down and stayed well back which is a good job because he crashed into the central reservation and span round 360 degrees. "I kept my distance but wanted to carry on filming, although when he finally swerved of the road between the two lorries, I feared I got a little too close and could have ended up getting caught up in an accident myself. "His car was badly damaged but he was driving at dangerously high speeds and I have no idea how he didn't cause a serious accident. "It was obvious he was drunk from the way he was driving. "

• published: 10 Aug 2015
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