A lorry driver has been charged with drink driving after an incident on A591 over the weekend that closed the road in both directions.
Police were called shortly after 9am on Saturday (January 27), to reports that an HGV had jack-knived and crossed the grass central reservation of the A591 and was stuck blocking the road at Shenstone.
The incident caused queueing traffic between Underbarrow Road and the A6 Kendal turnoff at Helsington.
This initially required the closure of the A591 in both directions, the southbound was reopened to release trapped traffic before recovery vehicles arrived.
The attending officers arrested a male on suspicion of driving over the prescribed limit for alcohol.
Following evidential readings being taken, Sergejs Loginovs from Leicester has been charged with driving over the prescribed limit.
Loginovs will appear before South Cumbria Magistrates on February 14.
A spokesperson for Cumbria Police thanked motorists delayed by this incident for their patience and understanding while the matter was dealt with.
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