Big court bill and road ban for drink driver who got behind the wheel on Shropshire A road
A 25-year-old who drove on a main Shropshire A road with more than two and a half times the limit of booze in his system has been given a large fine and a driving ban.
Connor Leask, of Essex Road, Church Stretton, was found to have 93mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath when he took to the A49 at Craven Arms in a Vauxhall Corsa on Sunday December 3, 2023. The legal limit is 35mcg.
Leask pleaded guilty when he appeared at Telford Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 16.
Magistrates handed Leask a fine of £538 and banned him from driving for 23 months. He can reduce the ban by 23 weeks if he completes a drink-driving awareness course by May 17.
In addition to the big fine Leask was ordered to arrange to pay prosecution costs of £135 and a victim surcharge of £215 by February 13.
