Drink drive charges for South Petherton man on A303

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A 37-YEAR-old man will appear in court to face drink drive charges next month.

Darren Wines, from Lightgate, South Petherton, has been charged with drink driving, driving while disqualified, without insurance and for driving over the speed limit, police said.

Avon and Somerset Police said the charges come after an officer pulled over a motorcyclist on the A303 approaching Cartgate Eastbound carriageway on Thursday, April 9, at around 1.30am.

He will appear at Yeovil Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, May 20.

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