A HEREFORD drink-driver has been banned from the roads after he was caught failing to comply with a red light.
Harry Boswell entered guilty pleas to one count of driving while over the alcohol limit and one count of failing to comply with a traffic light signal when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford in October.
The court heard from prosecutor Eleanor Peart that the 25-year-old had been caught behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf while over the drink-driving limit in Hereford on October 9.
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An evidential breath test taken by police revealed he had 60 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.
He had also failed to comply with a red traffic light in Hereford's Commercial road on the same date, the court was told.
Boswell, who is of Common View, Hereford, was fined £300 and disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 20 months. He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £135 and a £120 victim surcharge.
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