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When 25-year-old London cabbie George Smith ran his vehicle headlong into a building (165 New Bond Street) under the influence of the drink, it would be 56 years until the first breathalyzer was invented. Nevertheless, on September 10, 1897 the Londoner became the first person in recorded history to be arrested for driving while intoxicated. Smith was one of just 12 men chosen to drive for Walter C. Bersey’s London Electrical Cab Company, and the newly christened electric cabs (pictured above) had only been in service for 22 days by the time of his arrest.
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https://jalopnik.com/the-first-drunk...ars-1851644721
The first recorded drunk driving collision occurred in an EV. And was a taxi driver. fascinating.