1 day Ago By Ballymena Court Reporter
District Judge Nigel Broderick was speaking at Ballymena Magistrates Court regarding Jude Nwachukwu (37), of Orkney Drive in Ballymena. On March 14 this year police attended the Cushendall Road following a report of a single vehicle collision. A car was off the road with frontal damage.
There was "significant debris" on the road. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. The defendant was standing at the door with the keys in his hand.
He was slurring his speech, was unsteady on his feet and there was a smell of intoxicating liquor. Take action now and sign up to a Northern Ireland World newsletter He failed to provide a preliminary breath sample at the roadside and when taken to Antrim Police Station he failed to provide an evidential sample. The defendant - originally from Nigeria - said it had been a "silly thing to do" and added: "This will never repeat itself again.
" Advertisement Advertisement On charges of being in charge of a vehicle whilst unfit; and failing to provide a sample, the defendant was given a three months jail term, suspended for two years, and was banned from driving for two years. He will then have to re-sit his test to get back on the roads. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
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