Drink driver, 52, caught driving powerful Audi on main road into Ironbridge gets road ban
A drink driver who was caught in a high-powered Audi on the main road into Ironbridge has been banned from driving.
Published 18th Jan 2026, 13:42 BST
Craig Hosell, aged 52, drove an Audi Q7 S Line on the A4169 Buildwas Road on March 26 last year.
A breath test found he had 44 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit in England and Wales of 35mcg.
Hosell, of Pool View Caravan Park, Much Wenlock, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to driving with alcohol above the legally specified limit.
Magistrates banned Hosell from driving for 40 months and fined him £259.
Hosell was also ordered to pay £400 in prosecution costs and a £104 victim surcharge, bringing his total legal bill to £763.