Portadown man was almost three times the drink driving limit, Craigavon court hears
A Co Armagh man who was almost three times the drink driving limit has been banned from the roads for 16 months.
The 32-year-old appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court.
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Paul Marley, from Moyallan Road, Portadown, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol on the Moyallan Road, on June 11 this year.
A prosecutor told the court the evidential breath test was 103 micrograms of alcohol to 100 millilitres of breath.
District Judge Michael Ranaghan noted that this was at 1.30 in the afternoon.
Marley’s solicitor, Ms Suin Downey, said her client has never been before the court before.
“They way he has met this I don’t believe he will ever come before it again. He is extremely embarrassed to be here,” she said, adding the defendant attended with his father.
She revealed Marley had worked for PWC but was made redundant after which his mental health declined.
He was banned from driving for 16 months and fined £200 plus the £15 offender levy.