Newport drink driver banned and fined after being caught on busy town centre road
A drink driver who was caught on a busy town centre road has been fined and banned from the road.
Published 24th Sep 2023, 13:57 GMT
Updated 25th Sep 2023, 06:21 GMT
Sam Skinner, of Newport, Shropshire, was caught on Proud Cross Ringway, Kidderminster on September 3.
A test found the 22-year-old had 52 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit in England and Wales is 35mcg.
Skinner, of Station Road, Newport, pleaded guilty at Worcester Magistrates Court to driving while above the alcohol limit.
He was banned from driving for 15 months and fined £207. Skinner must also pay £135 in prosecution costs and an £83 victim surcharge.