A TEENAGE driver has been banned from the roads after he was caught drink-driving on a Herefordshire lane.
James Wright entered a guilty plea to one count of driving while over the limit when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford this month.
The court heard from prosecutor Lauren Millichip that the 18-year-old had been caught out in Pentre Lane in Bredwardine after getting behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Fox while over the limit on October 1 last year.
A breath test revealed that he had 63 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The limit is 35.
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Wright, of Dorstone, was disqualified from driving for 12 months. Magistrates took his guilty plea into account when coming to their decision on his penalty.
He was also ordered to pay a fine of £135, prosecution costs of £135 and a victim surcharge of £54.
He has the opportunity to reduce his ban by 12 weeks if he completes a drink-driving awareness course by November.
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