Drink driver near Warwick starts a fight during a 200-mile drive home after drinking a bottle of whiskey

A drink driver near Warwick tried to start a fight during a 200-mile drive home after drinking a bottle of whiskey on New Year's Eve.

Police were called to the M40 southbound after a reports of a man driving erratically on the motorway.

Drivers said he was speeding and then slowing down - and even stopped to have an altercation with another driver.

A police spokesperson said: "We located the suspect trying to drive away from Warwick Services and put in a stop.

"The driver failed a roadside breath test and admitted being out at a New Year's Eve Party in Liverpool and drinking a bottle of whiskey before deciding to drive home to London. The driver was also arrested and detained in custody."

He was charged with drink driving and will appear at magistrates court later this month.