A magistrate has banned two men from the road for alcohol-related driving offences.

Larry Allen, from Paget, pleaded guilty to having care and control of a vehicle while over the legal blood alcohol limit, in connection with an incident on July 12.

The court heard that shortly after 7pm that day, officers received a report of a single-vehicle collision in Flatts Village.

When they arrived on the scene, Allen identified himself as the driver. Officers noticed he appeared to be unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol.

Asked if he had been drinking, he responded: “I had two drinks at ZFB at a friend’s party.”

He was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station where he provided samples of breath that showed a lower reading of 254mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood — more than triple the legal limit of 80mg.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo fined Allen $1,200, banning him from driving all vehicles for 18 months.

Later in the same court session, Toedor Tescu, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to refusing to provide police with a blood sample.

The court heard that at 8.20pm on June 23, officers responded to reports of a single vehicle collision on North Shore Road in Smith’s, where they found Tescu unconscious on the centre line near a damaged motorcycle.

While the officers were tending to Tescu, they noticed a strong smell of alcohol. He was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment and, when he regained consciousness, police requested a sample of blood for analysis, which he refused.

Communicating to the court through a translator, Tescu initially admitted driving while impaired by alcohol, but changed his plea to an alternate charge of refusing to provide a blood sample after being informed that the offence carries a lighter penalty.

Mr Tokunbo fined Tescu $800, banning him from driving all vehicles for one year.

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