Stroke-dying woman driver arrested by traffic police for being 'drunk' dies in hospital

Traffic police arrested a woman for drink driving when she was actually dying from a stroke, an inquest heard Friday 13 Jan.

Julie Hawkins, 55, crashed her car in Pontyclun, Wales and was tended by another motorist who noticed the side of her face was drooping.

Julie, mother-of-three collapsed as she was taken from her car in Pontyclun, Wales, on October 14 and died of a stroke less than five hours later.

Read more: Mail Online / 13 Jan

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