Drunk driver drowned in bid to swim lough to evade police

A DRUNK driver drowned trying to swim across the border from the North to the Republic in a bid to escape police.

Lewis Murphy, 46, punched one officer who chased him to the edge of Carlingford Lough, Warrenpoint, Co Down, before wading into the notoriously treacherous waters.

He taunted police by claiming he was heading for Omeath, Co Louth, on the other side.