Maghera teenage motorist found in car at layby ends up in court on drink-driving charge
A teenage motorist was disqualified from driving for a year when he appeared at Magherafelt Magistrates Court on a drink-driving charge.
Cathan Molloy, aged 19, from Coolnasillagh Road, Maghera, was also fined £150 and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy for driving while having consumed excess alcohol in breath.
The court was told police on mobile patrol in the Upperlands area on June 7 came across a parked car with its lights on in a layby at Macknagh Road.
Prosecuting counsel said on speaking to Molloy they noticed a smell of alcohol and he failed a preliminary breath test.
She said he was conveyed to custody where he provided a specimen of 49 mcgs per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 mcgs.
A defence lawyer said Molloy had no criminal convictions and has never been in court.
He explained that he had made a full admission to police.
The lawyer asked the court to impose a minimum disqualification.