Lisburn drink driver crashed his car into a lamppost
A Lisburn drink driver has been banned from the roads after crashing his car.
He appeared before Lisburn Magistrates Court charged with driving with excess alcohol in breath.
The court heard that on June 5, 2026 at 00.55, police were on patrol on the Stoneyford Road in Lisburn when they came across an road traffic collision at the junction with Sheepwalk Road.
It was stated that the vehicle was on its side after colliding with a lamppost.
The defendant, Gavin Michael McLarnon (48), whose address was given as Stonebridge Meadows in Lisburn, was the sole occupant of the vehicle and confirmed he was the driver.
It was reported that his speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet.
He failed a roadside breath test and was conveyed to custody, where a second test gave an evidential reading of 60 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
A defence lawyer told the court the defendant had been drinking and had gone out looking for his brother.
He added: “He has been out of trouble for a number of years.”
District Judge Rosie Watters disqualified the defendant from driving for 18 months.
This will be reduced by a quarter on the successful completion of a drink driving course. The defendant must also resit his driving test before he can regain his licence.
She also imposed a fine of £250, as well as an offender’s levy of £15.