AN ANDOVER man has been banned after he was caught drink driving by police.
On May 23 Paul Buckwell, of Launcelot Close, walked into a petrol station in Laverstock smelling strongly of alcohol. He was then seen by an officer getting into the driver’s seat of a Volkswagen Golf and driving off.
He was later stopped on the A343 at Middle Wallop by officers and was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
A sample of blood was taken while Buckwell was in custody – the result of which showed he had 217 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood – the legal limit is 80.
At Salisbury Magistrates Court on November 2 Buckwell pleaded guilty to drink driving.
The 63-year-old was disqualified from driving for 40 months, fined £200, and ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.
PC Kieran Leibrick, of Wiltshire Police, said: "This case highlights the consequences of drink driving. If you drink alcohol before getting behind the wheel of a car, you are putting lives at risk, including your own.
"Time and again we tell people it is not worth the risk - I hope this case shows that we will stop those we suspect of drink driving and you will be put before the courts.
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