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Any decent defense barrister would tear down a witness statement regarding drunkenness as being too subjective. The fact that they had also bought drinks in a bar or restaurant would also be dismissed as there is no way to prove that they drank the alcohol (unless there was CCTV and the whole lot was tied together - but lets face it, as horrible and downright reprehensible as the offence is, the detectives are unlikely to go to all that trouble on the off chance - they will weigh up the likelihood of conviction against the amount of work/money it would take to investigate it - within reason). It is much more likely that they will pursue the offences that they have cast iron evidence for - leaving the scene and driving while uninsured.
I hope this all gets sorted out smoothly DJ and that you are not called to give evidence. If you are and you haven't been through it before, there are people on here who have and I'm sure could give you advise or feel free to PM me.