Breath test is routine in road smash

Mum nursed him through split trauma

VITAL SUPPORT Christine FRIENDS say Ant’s mum Christine has been a “shoulder to cry on” following his rehab and marriage crisis.

The two are so close that she even moved into his rented house to try and nurse him through his heartache after splitting from wife Lisa.

One source said: “It’s almost as if she is his unofficial minder trying to keep him out of trouble and on the straight and narrow. But Ant’s problems are too deep even for his mum to fix”.

Christine was a passenger in the car as it smashed into two other cars on Sunday.

A source added: “He feels terrible that his mum was in the car with him.”

Ant went to Newcastle to stay with Christine after two months in rehab. He said: “She’s happy to have me back...which is nice to hear.”

Christine had raised Ant and his younger sister Sarah on a council estate after his dad Raymond walked out when he was just 10. IT is entirely normal for police to breath test all parties in a road traffic accident.

If it is a serious bump with injuries sustained then police are inevitably called.

It is also normal for them to speak to witnesses. Other evidence may be sought too, such as CCTV.

If one of the parties provides a positive reading they would be taken to a police station and tested again as the roadside test does not count as evidence, it is for screening only.

If a suspect cannot provide a breath specimen, blood or urine is taken and the samples sent for testing.

We would expect a decision on charge or no further action in six to eight weeks.