Kells drink driver crashed car 30 metres into a field
A motorist who crashed a vehicle 30 metres into a field has admitted driving with excess alcohol.
Godson Lawrance (28), of Fernisky Road, Kells, was involved in a single vehicle road traffic collision at Moorfields Road around 9pm on August 20 this year.
Ballymena Magistrates Court was told a Volkswagen Jetta came off the road and came to rest in a field 30 metres from the roadside.
There had been three occupants and two had gone to hospital including the defendant.
The defendant had an alcohol in breath reading of 83 - the legal limit is 35.
A defence solicitor said the defendant had been at a friend's house and after drinking had intended to get a lift home but that fell through and he then made a "silly decision" to drive home.
The defendant, a care home worker, was banned from driving for 14 months and was fined £300.