Drink driver, 35, caught in Telford is banned and ordered to pay £666
A drink driver who was caught in Telford has been banned from the road.
Published 15th Mar 2026, 02:00 BST
Josiah Kanyedze, aged 35, drove a Vauxhall Astra on Station Road, Dawley on February 21 this year.
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A breath test found that Kanyedze had 59 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit in England and Wales of 35mcg per 100ml.
Kanyedze, of Princes End, Dawley Bank, Telford, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to driving with alcohol above the legally specified limit.
Magistrates banned Kanyedze from driving for 14 months and fined him £415.
Kanyedze was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £166 victim surcharge, bringing his total legal bill to £666.