Drink driver had reading of 138 - the legal limit is 35

An interim driving ban on a 41-year-old woman who recorded a reading of 138 in a breath test was imposed last Wednesday at Craigavon Magistrates Court.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Dec 2019, 06:11 BST
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Sentencing will be completed on January 8 next year after the case was adjourned to get a report from the probation service.

Nicola Briege McGuigan, whose address was given as Hillcrest Manor, Craigavon, admitted driving with excess alcohol in her breath on October 26 this year.

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The court heard a vehicle was seen entering a roundabout on the Moyraverty Road at speed.

Police stopped the defendant who was driving.

She failed a preliminary breath test and an evidential test gave a reading of 138 - the legal limit is 35.

Adjourning the case until January 8 to allow time to obtain a pre-sentence report Deputy District Judge Gerard Trainor imposed an interim driving disqualification.