Lanarkshire drink-drive doctor suspended after getting behind wheel and hitting Tesco bollard

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A Lanarkshire doctor has been has been suspended from work after being caught three times over the drink-drive limit and smashing into a Tesco bollard.

Murray Will said he would "chance it" when he got behind the wheel under the influence in a Glasgow car park. The 37-year-old who works as a GP at a practice in Larkhall was spotted by officers in an unmarked police car who watched him speed towards an underground parking area.

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The legal limit is 22.Will appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court last year and admitted drink-driving in November 2020.He was banned from driving for 15 months and fined £335.Following the court case, Will, of Glasgow, told a doctor he knew he was over the limit but thought he would "chance it" and got behind the wheel.He was hauled before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) and was was blasted for "reckless disregard for the safety of others".The doctor has already racked up a string of previous driving convictions.But the panel decided to