A TINTINHULL man who was nearly double the drink drive limit when he flipped his car over onto its roof has been given a 20-month driving ban.
Callum Hector had been drinking at the village working men’s club during the evening when he drove off and the police received a tip-off that he had been drinking.
Soon after they found him with his car upturned and he admitted he had drunk several pints, Somerset Magistrates were told.
Hector, 29, of Queen Street, pleaded guilty to a charge of drink driving on March 29 when he appeared before the court at Yeovil.
Prosecutor Andrew Meadows said a member of the public called the police to say the defendant had been drinking at the Tintinhull Working Men’s Club.
“Something happened and Hector drove off and at 11.10pm the police found his car upside down and he admitted what he had done,” he said.
“He said he had just driven the vehicle and was angry saying he had drunk around four or five pints and was then taken into custody.”
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A breath test conducted at the police station revealed a reading of 63mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit being 35mcg of alcohol.
Defending himself, Hector said he was remorseful for what he did and had no intention of doing it again.
“I just wasn’t thinking that night and it could have been a lot worse than it was,” he said.
The magistrates banned him from driving for 20 months and fined him £438 with a £175 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
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