A driver who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his car into a wall in Sandys has been fined $800.

Nathan Steede, 27, admitted driving without due care and attention when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

The court heard that Steede, from Sandys, crashed into a wall along Somerset Road after he fell asleep at the wheel in April.

Steede also received ten demerit points on his licence.

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