Newtownabbey camper van driver 'narrowly avoided head-on collision' with police vehicle
A camper van driver "narrowly avoided a head-on collision" with a police vehicle whilst he was overtaking a lorry.
The 40-year-old admitted driving whilst unfit and failing to provide samples in the Ballyutoag Road area on April 22.
Police stopped the defendant, Gerard Quinn, of Hollybrook Avenue, Newtownabbey. He had glazed eyes and slurred speech.
A vodka bottle was in a footwell. He failed to provide samples.
At Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, the defendant was banned from driving for 18 months and was fined £425.