Ballymena motorist doing '10mph' and swerving across road is banned for dangerous driving
A motorist has been banned from the roads for 15 months for dangerous driving.
Daniel McGowan (22), of Devenagh Way in Ballymena, was sentenced on charges including dangerous driving; driving whilst disqualified; and absence of insurance.
Ballymena Magistrates Court was told that around 4.15pm on July 1 last year a vehicle was doing a speed of around 10-15mph and was swerving at Cushendall Road, Ballymena.
It travelled on to Clogher Road where the vehicle was driven on the wrong side of the road and had "driven straight through" a junction without stopping.
Police later saw the vehicle at Frys Road where it was swerving, "moving sharply onto the wrong side of the road three to four times".
The defendant said he had taken a relative's vehicle without permission.
A defence barrister said the defendant had given a friend a lift home and "panicked" when he saw the police.
As well as the driving ban the defendant was put on Probation for a year.