Suspended jail term for over-the-limit motorist caught speeding on motorway
An over-the-limit motorist was caught speeding at 93mph.
Marian Vasile (26), of Kilburn Street in Belfast, was detected in a 70mph zone - the M2 motorway at Rathbeg near Antrim town on November 2 this year.
The defendant had an alcohol in breath reading of 47 - the legal limit is 35.
He had the assistance of a Romanian language interpreter at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, on Tuesday (November 25).
The defendant told the court he didn't realise he was over the limit and was sorry.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said it was a "serious offence" to be driving with excess alcohol on a motorway.
The defendant, who pleaded guilty and had a clear record, was given a three months jail term, suspended for 15 months; he was banned from driving for 15 months; and was fined £100.