A man who almost collided with a police car while over the drink-driving limit was fined and banned from the roads for 18 months yesterday.

Nedio Medeiros, 39, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday on Trimingham Hill in Paget.

The court heard police were on mobile patrol near the Crow Lane roundabout at about 4.15am when they saw Medeiros’s motorcycle attempt to negotiate the roundabout. Officers said Medeiros, of Paget, switched lanes and forced the police to brake to avoid a collision.

They pulled Medeiros over and noticed he appeared unsteady on his feet.

Medeiros, who appeared in Magistrates’ Court hours after his arrest, pleaded guilty to drink-driving.

He also admitted driving without a valid licence.

Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe fined Medeiros $1,200 and banned him from the road for 18 months.

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