Thought he was under the drink drive limit

A 40-year-old man who thought he was under the limit after taking a few beers was banned from driving for 12 months last Wednesday at Craigavon Magistrates Court.
Symbol of law and justice in the empty courtroom, law and justice concept.Symbol of law and justice in the empty courtroom, law and justice concept.
Symbol of law and justice in the empty courtroom, law and justice concept.

Brian Thomas Joseph Porter, Union Street, Lurgan, was also fined £300 for excess alcohol in his breath on August 18 this year.

The court heard that at 11.45pm police on the Tandragee Road in Lurgan noticed a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner.

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They stopped it and spoke to the defendant who was driving. He failed a preliminary breath test and an evidential sample gave a reading of 85.

A defence solicitor said he had been out with a friend watching a boxing match and had taken a number of beers.

He added that Porter felt that he was still under the limit.

The solicitor explained that his client worked for a blind company and had to drive to different sites.

He said that he would be kept on by the company but his income would be affected.