Man charged with drink driving after A303 lorry crash

A lorry overturned in the crash

Shannon Brown Senior Reporter

15:46, 23 Feb 2026

File photo of a police car(Image: Newcastle Chronicle)

A man has been charged with drink driving after a lorry crashed on the A303.

The collision, which happened near the Somerset-Wiltshire border on Saturday, February 21, involved a lorry which was carrying fruit and vegetables.

The major road was closed after the lorry struck the nearside barrier, damaging a "substantial stretch" of the barrier.

The lorry was also damaged and diesel was spilled across the road.

Ion Triboi, 51, from Moldova, has been charged with drink driving and has been remanded into custody, Wiltshire Police said.

Triboi was due to appear in Salisbury Magistrates' Court this morning (Monday, February 23).

Wiltshire Police said in a statement: "Ion Triboi, 51, a Moldovan national, has been charged with drink driving and remanded into custody.

"This relates to a road traffic collision in which an HGV overturned on the A303 westbound carriageway, on Saturday morning."

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