Nine more drink drivers appear in court after being arrested during festive crackdown in Northamptonshire

On December 1, 2025 Northamptonshire Police launched its annual campaign against drink and drug driving, where by anyone caught caught driving over the legal limit over the Christmas and New Year will be publicly named on the force website, social media and this newspaper.

Between December 1 and January 2, officers joined colleagues from across England and Wales for the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s month-long Operation Limit, which saw 110 drivers arrested on the county’s roads during the campaign.

Now many of those arrested during the campaign have been through the court system and have been sentenced for their offences.

Court results for those charged between December 27 and New Year’s Day (January 1, 2026)

• John Murambiwa, aged 51, of Swansea Crescent, Northampton, was disqualified from driving for 22 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge after pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 12. Murambiwa was arrested driving a silver Mercedes car in Wellingborough Road, Northampton, at about 1.50am on Saturday December 27. He was charged after providing an evidential reading of 83 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35 micrograms.
• Shaquille Morgan, aged 30, of Cavendish Drive, Northampton, was disqualified from driving for 22 months, fined £415 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £166 victim surcharge after pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 12. Morgan was arrested driving a black BMW car in Lady’s Lane, Northampton, at about 3.55am on Saturday December 27. He was charged after providing an evidential reading of 67 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
• A 40-year-old woman from Northampton, was disqualified from driving for 28 months, issued with a community order and ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 12. The woman was arrested driving a grey Nissan Juke in Queen Eleanor Road, Northampton, at about 9.50am on Saturday December 27, and charged after providing an evidential reading of 99 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. She was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £114 victim surcharge.
• Craig Mahon, aged 31, of no fixed address, was disqualified from driving for 22 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £50 victim surcharge after pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 12. Mahon was arrested driving a black Vauxhall Corsa car in Gateford Court, Corby, at about 3.05am on Sunday December 28. He was charged after providing an evidential reading of 60 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
• Chloe Long, aged 22, of Mill Road Passage, Kettering, was disqualified from driving for 16 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge after pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 12. Long was arrested driving a black Ford Fiesta car in Northampton Road, Kettering, at about 10.25pm on Sunday December 28. She was charged after providing an evidential reading of 58 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
• Ben Paine, aged 32, of Tyne Way, Rushden, was sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment that was suspended for 12 months after pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 12. Paine was arrested driving a black Mercedes car in John Clark Way, Rushden, at about 12.45am on Monday December 29. He was charged after providing an evidential reading of 124 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was also disqualified from driving for 30 months and ordered to pay £85 court costs and £154 victim surcharge.
• Patrick Doran, aged 58, of Corby Road, Cottingham, was disqualified from driving for 17 months and fined £200 after pleading guilty to failing to provide a specimen at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 26. Doran was arrested at the BP service station in Cottingham Road, Corby, at about 3.55am on Monday December 29, and went on to be charged with the offence. He was also ordered to pay court costs of £85 and £114 victim surcharge.
• Antony Selvaraj, aged 32, of Queensland Gardens, Northampton, was disqualified from driving for 22 months, fined £346 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £138 victim surcharge after pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday January 15. Selvaraj was arrested driving a red Nissan Qashqai car in Eastern Avenue South, Northampton, at about 4.20am on New Year’s Day (Thursday January 1). He was charged after providing an evidential reading of 89 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
• A 57-year-old man from St Neots, was disqualified from driving for 26 months, issued with a community order and made subject of a rehabilitation activity after pleading guilty to driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the limit at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 19. The man was arrested driving a yellow MG car on the A6116 Kettering Road, near Islip, at about 10.05pm on New Year’s Day (Thursday January 1), and charged after providing an evidential reading of 107 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £114 victim surcharge.

To report suspected drink or drug driving in confidence, call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. In an emergency when life is in immediate danger, always call 999. Or for more information visit www.northants.police.uk/dontdrinkdrive.