Drink driver

A Lewis pensioner has had his car forfeited when he appeared at Stornoway Sheriff Court on two drink driving charges.

Procurator fiscal, Karen Smith, told the court police received a tip-off on June 16 and later found John Macleod to be under the influence of alcohol after driving on the Barvas to Shawbost road.

Following another tip-off on 7 September, the 81-year-old of Arnol, was discovered to have a drink-driving reading four times the legal limit while driving from Barvas to his home village.

Lawyer David Teale said his client - who pleaded guilty today to both charges - had “miscalculated” how much was left in his system after stopping drinking after consuming alcohol for some days.

Macleod pleaded guilty to having a blood reading of 224 milligrammes of alcohol in the first incident and failing a breath test with 90 mcg against the permitted 22 mcg maximum in September.

Sheriff David Sutherland ordered his Renault Clio be forfeited.

Macleod was banned for five years and fined a total of £800 to be paid at £25 per week.

Drink driving pensioner has car forfeited

16 December 2016