Drunk driver found six times over the limit after driving wrong way on A9

A drunk driver was who was found with a bottle of whisky and medication in his van after driving down the wrong side of a dual carriageway has been jailed.

Slawomir Stiller, 49, was found to be almost six times over the legal driving limit following the incidents on the A9 near Inverness in May this year.

Police received 12 emergency calls about Stiller’s reckless driving which saw him reverse his vehicle into a woman’s car before trying to open her doors.

Several witnesses provided police with dashcam footage which showed Stiller’s reckless driving as he travelled south on the northbound lane of the carriageway, at one point reaching a speed of 60 miles per hour.

He was sentenced at Inverness Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to charges that included drink driving, dangerous driving, assault and threating behaviour.

He was also disqualified from driving for nine years and two months.

The court heard how Stiller drove his car clockwise round the Tore roundabout with his main beam on before entering the northbound carriageway of the A9 while driving south.

One driver was forced to swap lanes to avoid Stiller’s oncoming van as it mounted verges and drove directly towards them.

A female driver was then targeted by Stiller who tried to block her into a lay-by as she made a 999 call.

She drove off at speed towards Kessock Bridge, but the he overtook her and then reversed his car into hers before trying to open her car doors and punching her vehicle.

Officers were forced to set up a rolling roadblock to try and stop Stiller’s vehicle.

When apprehended, the driver was unsteady on his feet and shouting in an incoherent manner at the woman who he believed was his wife.

He eventually arrested and a roadside breath test revealed his breath alcohol level to be 136 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath, which is more than six times the legal limit of 22 microgrammes.