Moneyglass man 'admitted immediately' he had been drinking when spoken to by police for driving 'partially on wrong side of the road' in Toome
Police spotted a car driving "partially" on the wrong side of a road in the Moneynick Road area of Toome at 11.50pm on Saturday October 4 this year, a court has heard.
When officers spoke to the motorist, he "immediately admitted to having been drinking," a prosecutor told Antrim Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ballymena.
Barry Toal, aged 36, of Marian Hill in Moneyglass, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with excess alcohol in breath.
The court was told that the defendant had an alcohol in breath reading of 92 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35 - on October 4.
A defence barrister said the defendant had "acted foolishly" and apologises.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said the defendant had a "relevant entry" from 2011.
For the new offence the defendant was banned from driving for 16 months and was also fined £400.