Alford drink-driver banned for 40 months

Craig Nathan Ward, 30, of Seymour Lane in Alford, has been given a community order and banned from driving for 40 months after he admitted driving while almost twice over the drink-drive limit and driving without a valid licence.
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Ward appeared at Skegness Magistrates’ Court on April 12, where he pleaded guilty to driving a Suzuki motorcycle in South Street, Alford, while over the limit on February 20.

He had 202 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine. The legal limit is 107 milligrams.

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He was given a community order which includes a 14-day ‘drink impaired drivers’ programme, and a requirement to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work the next 12 months, which will be supervised by a responsible officer.

Ward was also ordered to pay £85 in court costs, and a further £60 to fund victim services.

He also pleaded guilty to driving without a valid licence, but he was given no separate penalty for this charge,

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