Man thought he was fit to drive car

By The Newsroom
Published 21st Jan 2015, 12:25 BST
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Even though he thought he was sober enough to drive a 28-year-old man was over the limit when breath tested by police.

Andrew James McClean, Banbridge Road, Waringstown, was banned from driving for 12 months last Thursday at Banbridge Magistrates Court.

He was also fined £300 for driving with excess alcohol and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy.

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The court heard that at 12.05am on December 21 McClean was stopped while driving on the Moneyslane Road, Banbridge.

His breath smelled of alcohol and after he failed the roadside test an evidential test in Banbridge custody suite gave a reading of 47.