Wigan driver admits to being three times over the alcohol limit

By Charles Graham
Published 21st Jun 2023, 04:55 BST
Updated 28th Jun 2023, 07:38 BST
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A Wigan motorist has admitted to being at the wheel when three times the drink-drive limit.

David Peet, 31, of Grange Road, Ashton, appeared before borough justices to plead guilty to having a reading of 96 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath when his car was stopped by police on Nicol Mere Road, Ashton, on February 22 this year.

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The legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol. He also admitted that he was not properly insured on the same occasion.

Peet was released on unconditional bail pending sentencing on August 7 but an interim disqualification from driving was imposed by the bench.