Boozed-up man who was stopped from driving by a mob of hero mothers banned from the roads
David Stark was banned for three years after CCTV captured the moment a group of mothers grappled him
A BOOZED up man who stopped from driving by a mob of mums who wrestled car keys out of his hands has been banned from the roads.
David Stark, 59, who was was caught on CCTV staggering into his car, received a three-year ban after he was found to be nearly three times the drink driving limit.
Stark, of Cleethorpes, North East Lincs, was also fined £350 with costs of £85 and a surcharge of £35.
Grimsby Magistrates’ Court heard that Stark had been to his allotment and drank a can of lager and part of a second can before going to the shop.
A group of quick-thinking mothers were caught on CCTV grappling with Stark.
He is pictured approaching his car and taking his time opening the door - at this point a women who has been watching him walks over and holds the car door open so he cannot close it.
Another woman joins her and they both grab for his keys.
It looks as though they do not manage to obtain the car keys the first time around, as he climbs out of the car, locks the door and walks away.
Moments later he is seen to walk back to the car from the other direction and tries to get in, but is blocked by one of the women.
He eventually opens the door and gets in the car again, but more people join in and can be seen trying to reason with him to get hold of the keys.
The crowd grows as they decide to force him to give up the keys and be unable to drive
After grappling with the women, Clark loses his keys and walks off.
This all happened at the same time the nearby Havelock Academy in Cleethorpes, North East Lincs, was closing for the day and children would have been walking home.
Humberside Police were called to the incident and seized the car.
A nearby shopkeeper, who also helped stopped the man from driving off, said: "If he had driven off and hit a child, bearing in mind it was near school closing time - how could you live with your conscience?
"If it had not been for the other mums we would not have stopped him - all I could think of was what could happen if he drove off."
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "I will be getting them some chocolates for what they did."
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Photographer Carl Leslie, who arrived later at the scene, said: "When I first turned up I could see all the women trying to stop him.
"There were some workmen across the road who said the police had been alerted."
Carl added: "The women deserve the credit for trying to stop him - they succeeded in getting the keys."
A Humberside police spokesman said: "We have the public's full support in preventing such incidents, as it puts everyone's life at risk.
"This incident shows how the public can work with the police to ensure suspected unfit drivers don't drive their vehicles and therefore protect pedestrians, cyclist and other road users."
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