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An over-the-limit driver had difficulty applying the handbrake after being stopped by police, a prosecutor told Ballymena Magistrates Court.

Shea McAuley (18), of Milltown Lodge in Antrim town, was detected in the Doury Road area of Ballymena on December 9 last year.

At Ballymena Magistrates Court on Thursday, January 2, he pleaded guilty.

A prosecutor said police spotted a Mercedes A Class swerving and driving on central chevrons at 10.45pm on Monday December 9.

The case was heard at Ballymena Magistrates Court. Photo: Pacemaker

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The court was told the defendant had slurred speech and his eyes were glazed.

When taken to Antrim Police Station the defendant had an alcohol in breath reading of 67 - the legal limit is 35. The defendant had only passed his test in August.

He has been banned from driving for a year; fined £400; and he will have to re-sit his test to get back on the roads.

Over-the-limit Antrim motorist had 'difficulty applying handbrake'