Larne man detected drink diving after 'going to get takeaway food'
A 59-year-old man who was caught drink driving in Larne said he had been drinking at home earlier in the day and thought enough time had passed for him to be able to drive to get takeaway food.
Ballymena Magistrates’ Court was told Paul Millar, whose address was listed as Corran Mews in Larne, was found to have an alcohol in breath reading of 72 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath in the Curran Road area of the town on November 8 this year.
The legal drink driving limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
A defence solicitor told the court that the defendant was apologetic.
The court heard that Millar had a related offence on his record from 2011.
At court on Thursday, December 4, the defendant was banned from driving for 15 months. He was also ordered to pay a fine of £300.