Gazza Quizzed On 'Drink-Driving'

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• Published: 08 Feb 2010 in Motoring and Car Insurance

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle.

Police were called to a disturbance at a takeaway in Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire, on Sunday night. The 42-year-old was taken into custody and is being quizzed by police, along with another man.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "At 9.10pm on Sunday, officers from North Yorkshire Police were called to a disturbance at a takeaway at Leeming Bar. Following inquiries, two men, aged 42 and 40, from the Newcastle area, were arrested on suspicion of being drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle.

"They were taken into custody for questioning and remain there."

Gascoigne was sectioned three times under the Mental Health Act in 2008. He has spoke of how he hit rock bottom when he was taking cocaine and drinking a litre of gin a day, leaving him delusional and afraid to leave his room.