A Paisley man who flipped his automobile after crashing right into a plastic bollard was greater than thrice the authorized drink drive restrict.
Sozzled Victor Gilchrist, 58, misplaced management of his Peugeot 208 and collided with a plastic bollard inflicting the car to flip on October 30, final 12 months.
Gilchrist was capable of clamber out of the car in Paisley’s Cardell Highway, in entrance of shocked members of the general public who contacted the cops.
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Paisley Sheriff Courtroom heard cops took self-employed Gilchrist to hospital the place his urine was examined for alcohol.
Evaluation confirmed the proportion of alcohol in his system was 219mg in 100ml of urine.
The restrict being 67mg.
Procurator fiscal depute Tracy Yuill advised the courtroom: “Round 10pm, the accused was driving on Cardell Highway when an unknown car was driving in direction of him.
“At this level the accused misplaced management and hit a plastic bollard inflicting the car to flip.
“Gilchrist bought out of the car and members of the general public who he spoke to contacted the police.”
Courtroom heard officers attended and checked Gilchrist’s welfare and he refused medical remedy.
Ms Yuill added: “Gilchrist recognized himself as the driving force and acknowledged he had just a few pints earlier that evening with the final one being at 5pm.
“A roadside breath check was carried out which Gilchrist failed.
“He was arrested and at Govan police station he was assessed by medical employees as a result of automobile’s airbag being deployed and he was taken to hospital.
“A urine pattern was taken which was examined displaying the pattern had at least 219ml of alcohol.”
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Gilchrist, of Lochaline Avenue within the city selected to symbolize himself at courtroom and defined he understood a driving ban could be inevitable on this case.
Sheriff Suhkwinder Gill stated: “I'll take into consideration that you haven't any earlier convictions and have a clear driving license.
“However given the cost I have to disqualify you from driving and the minimal ban right here is 12months, however given the excessive studying on this case, I'll disqualify you for 2 years, however given the timing of your plea, I can scale back this to 16months.”
Sheriff Gill banned Gilchrist from holding or acquiring a driving licence for 16 months and made him appropriate for the drink-drive rehabilitation programme which if efficiently accomplished will scale back his ban by 4 months.
As well as, Gilchrist was fined £680 and ordered to pay this on the fee of £20 per week.
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