'Slurring' motorist who was nearly three times over drink-dive limit slapped with ban

A "slurring" driver who was caught nearly three times over the drink-drive limit has been banned from the roads. Paul Gibson was disqualified from driving for 24 months at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Monday. Magistrates' heard the Egglescliffe motorist was pulled over by Cleveland Police on Yarm Road, in Stockton , on Tuesday, July 16.

At a previous hearing, prosecutor Anne Mitchell said the 39-year-old told police he hadn't drank alcohol but a blood test showed G ibson was nearly three times over the limit. "Police could see that his pupils were large and his speech was slurred," Ms Mitchell said. "He was asked if he'd drank any alcohol and stated he had not.



" Ms Mitchell told the Middlesbrough court a road side breath test came back positive and he was arrested. She said: "He underwent the bloods procedure which gave a reading of 237 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood." The legal limit is 80 milligrammes.

The prosecutor said Gibson - who is the sole carer for his elderly mother - has one previous conviction for driving over the prescribed limit. In October, his barrister Ms McCloud said on the day of the offence the defendant's partner - who suffers from epilepsy - started experiencing myoclonic seizures and "without thinking" he jumped in his car. The court heard he accepts it was "reckless" and admitted the charge.

According to HM Courts & Tribunals Service, the defendant was banned from driving for 24 months on Monday. A spokesperson also said Gibson, of Grisedale Crescent, was handed a 12-month community order. Teesside Live is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join our community.

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