Lorry driver who was more than double the alcohol limit gets lengthy ban
A lorry driver found to be more than double the drink drive limit has been banned from the road for more than three years.
David Mason, from Fairmile Road in Halesowen, was driving a DAF lorry on August 17 when he was stopped on the A595 near the Cumbrian town of Sellafield.
A breath test found he had 80 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, well above the legal limit of 35.
The 52-year-old pleaded guilty to drink-driving when he appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on Friday, October 20.
Mason was banned from driving for 40 months and ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work.
He was also given a six-month alcohol treatment order and ordered to carry out up to 10 rehabilitation activity days, along with a year-long community order.
The court also imposed costs of £135 and a victim surcharge of £114.
