Larne man tells district judge that drink driving had been 'moment of madness'

A man told Ballymena Magistrates' Court it had been a "moment of madness" for him to drive with alcohol taken.

Francis McCaughey (64), of Fleet Street in Larne, was detected around 6pm on September 16 this year.

He had collided at Redlands Roundabout in the town.

When taken to a police station the defendant had an alcohol in breath reading of 116 - the legal limit is 35.

The defendant, who had a previous record, was banned from driving for three years and fined £500.

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