Over-limit Shropshire lecturer 'bang to rights' over crash, court told
A university lecturer from Shropshire told police he was "bang to rights" after being involved in a car accident having drunk most of a bottle of wine.
Magistrates in Telford heard that Terrence Smith, of Scholars Lane, Loppington, near Wem, was at the wheel of a Vauxhall Vectra when it collided with an Audi on the B5476 not far from the town.
Prosecuting, Mrs Katie Price said that Smith, 56, had lost control of his car after hitting the side of the road and then swerving into the oncoming vehicle.
As both cars had been travelling relatively slowly there were no major injuries, she added.
Police had been called to the accident on March 29 and tested both drivers. While the Audi driver tested negative, Smith was arrested after proving positive, said Mrs Price.
