A Pembroke Dock man who gave a ‘high reading’ when stopped by police in his car has admitted a drink-drive charge in court.
Sixty-nine-year-old David John Murray, of Britannia Drive, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, to plead guilty to a charge of driving his vehicle whilst exceeding the prescribed limit of alcohol.
Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court that the defendant was stopped by police on Sunday, March 4 on Victoria Road, at around 5.30 pm.
After providing a positive roadside test, Mr. Murray gave a reading of 95 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Defence solicitor Mark Layton told the court that his client who was a support worker, had suffered a number of health difficulties, so he wasn’t sure whether he would be suitable for ‘unpaid work’ hours in the community.
Magistrates fined Mr. Murray £465 for the offence and disqualified him from driving for 23 months.
“This was a very high reading, and a very silly thing to do! You’ll now have to rely on a family member to be a taxi service for the next 23 months,” chief magistrate David Simpson told the defendant.
Mr. Murray was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £47 victim surcharge.