Excess alcohol offence detected after vehicle was found 'resting against a hedge'
Police received a report of a collision and when they found a vehicle "resting against" a hedge with the engine running and lights on, the person in the driver's seat "appeared to be asleep," a prosecutor told a court.
Details were given to Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday, where Daniel McCaffrey (21), of Tullyrusk Road near Dundrod, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol in breath.
The incident happened at, according to the charge sheet, Garlandstown Road near his address, on January 31 this year.
He had an alcohol in breath reading of 45 - the legal limit is 35.
A defence solicitor said the defendant works on the family farm and the driving ban would impact on him helping to move livestock.
The defendant had a clear record but has now been banned from driving for a year and fined £200.