A Neyland man who was caught driving whilst under the influence of alcohol with just two tyres on his car will be sentenced at Swansea Crown Court later this month.

Twenty-six-year-old Gavin Witt, of Belle Vue, was charged with drink-driving and driving a motor vehicle dangerously when he appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday to plead guilty to both offences.

Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that at 2.20 am on December 21, police received a call from another driver who said they had spotted a Ford Fiesta driving between Honeyborough and Sentry Cross.

The witness who made the call said the Fiesta was being driven in a way in which the driver appeared to be drunk.

Police then received another call at 2.42 am from a witness who said the Fiesta was now being driven with just three tyres on Pope Hill.

A police officer who was out looking for the vehicle heard a scraping sound and spotted Mr. Witt driving the car down the Milford road towards Haverfordwest with just two tyres that were inflated.

The officer followed the car and caused it to stop.

Mr. Witt appeared to be drunk and was deeply slurring his words.

Police arrested the defendant, after he provided a roadside sample of 116 microgrammes of alcohol.

When he was at the police station, Mr. Witt provided an evidential sample of 94 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35.

After sobering up in the cells, the defendant said he could not remember anything from the previous night when he was interviewed.

Mr. Pritchard-Jones added that the defendant had had a minor collision during his journey from Neyland to Haverfordwest as there was damage to the front nearside of the car.

Photos were then shown to the court where the Fiesta was seen to have no tyres on the left side and damage from the collision.

The prosecutor advised the magistrates to send the case to Swansea Crown Court due to the length of distance driven by the defendant in a dangerous manner, the state of the car and that the defendant had no memory of the incident.

“His memory might come back as this is an aggravating feature,” concluded Mr. Pritchard-Jones.

Jonathan Webb, defending, told the court that his client had been out drinking in Tenby for his works Christmas party.

He added that Mr. Witt got a taxi from Tenby to his home in Neyland, but for some reason he drove his car when he arrived back.

Remarking on Mr. Witt’s driving, Mr Webb admitted that “this was clearly dangerous driving.”

The bench also heard that Mr. Witt had lost his job, as the Fiesta was a company car.

Mr. Webb concluded by saying his client was going through a divorce at the time of the incident.

Magistrates declined jurisdiction of the case and sent it to Swansea Crown Court.

Mr. Witt was ordered to appear at crown court for sentencing on January 24.

The defendant was also given an interim driving ban..