Moment drink-driver crashed into gates of prime minister’s Chequers residence

Описание: A drink-driver who crashed into the gates of the prime minister’s Chequers estate has been jailed.

Matthew Wootten, 44, deliberately steered into the 80-year-old oak Victory Gate making no effort to slow down and avoid the crash, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

CCTV footage shows the white car veering around a bend before smashing straight through the gates of the Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire residence, destroying the wooden panels and causing £38,000 worth of damage.

The car crumpled as it drove straight into the bollards behind the gate, seemingly in place to prevent this type of situation. The incident took place on 25 June this year, while Rishi Sunak was prime minister.

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