Jason Neill (47), of Leckagh Drive in Magherafelt, admitted driving with excess alcohol in breath on the A8 road at Larne. On Thursday, August 8, Ballymena Magistrates Court was told that the crashed car came to the attention of police at 3.20am on July 12.
A BMW was on its roof with substantial damage. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. The prosecutor said the defendant said at the scene: "I'll be honest with you I was driving too fast, I was flying.
” The defendant had an alcohol in breath reading of 44 - the legal limit is 35. Join the hundreds of people who have signed up for a Northern Ireland World newsletter A defence lawyer said that the defendant had been at a bonfire and had a "small quantity" of drink and after an incident "left the scene in a bit of a panic". Nobody was injured in the collision, said the solicitor.
District Judge Nigel Broderick banned the defendant from driving for a year and fined him £300. He will have to re-sit his test to get back on the roads. Advertisement Advertisement The judge added: "This is an example why people shouldn't drink and drive.
Your vehicle ended up on its roof and had substantial damage so in some respects you are quite lucky you didn't kill yourself or anybody else for that matter." Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that.