Drink driver, 65, who seriously hurt man in three-vehicle crash on A442 in Telford gets road ban
A drink driver who was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on a busy Telford road which left a man seriously injured has been banned from the road.
John Seabury, aged 65, was arrested after the three-vehicle collision on the A442 in Shawbirch on the evening of Friday, September 5 last year. He was driving a Skoda Yeti.
- Sign up for our FREE weekly Nostalgia Newsletter - with scores of archive pictures and exclusive features on the history of Shropshire and Mid Wales - all sent to your inbox every Friday. Sign up here
One man was seriously hurt. According to fire service reports, casualties were treated at the scene by paramedics.
Firefighters used small gear to make the vehicles safe. Crews also assisted police in moving the vehicles off the road to help clear the carriageway.
A breath test found Seabury had 60 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, which is above the legal limit in England and Wales (35mcg per 100ml).
Seabury, of Hazels Road in Shawbury, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to causing serious injury by careless/inconsiderate driving and driving with alcohol above the legal specified limit.
Magistrates banned Seabury from driving for 22 months and fined him £1,153.
Seabury was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a victim surcharge of £461, bringing his total legal bill to £1,699.