A man who drank several rum and cokes at a barbecue the night before crashing his car has been banned from driving for 12 months.
Benjamin Cooke, 34, of Linnet Close in Carisbrooke, pleaded guilty to 1 count of drink driving when he appeared in front of Magistrates on Friday.
Liz Miller, prosecuting, told the court that on the evening of 4th July, Cooke was at a barbecue and consumed several rum and cokes.
The next morning, despite not sleeping well, Cooke awoke early to go and take pictures of that morning’s sunrise. Whilst driving there, he was involved in an incident in Wootton where he crashed his Land Rover Freelander. Cooke notified the police of the crash and they attended the scene.
The 34-year-old completed a roadside breath test before he was taken to St Mary’s Hospital to have his injuries assessed. It was here that he gave a blood sample which returned an alcohol reading of 86 – just 6 milligrams over the limit of 80.
In defence, Amy Hosell said that her client had been socially drinking the night before and that he didn’t feel unwell or as if he was still under the influence of alcohol when he woke up. She also added that Cooke – who had just set up his own property maintenance business – didn’t in fact like drink drivers.
Cooke was handed a 12-month disqualification from driving and ordered to pay a fine of £300, costs of £85 and a £180 surcharge fee.
What an absolute muppet, knew him years ago and he always thought he was above the rest, glad this idiot is off the road…
He couldnt manage a mop let alone his own company
Yes, sounds like a muppet, rum and coke ?
Girls drink.
It doesn’t matter how much over the limit he was a drink driver & any drink driver should be banned for life no excuses
The editor must be a friend of accused
1 miligram is a conviction
I don’t like drink drivers..or people who claim to dislike drink drivers while drink driving ….
So many drink drivers on the Island nowdays.
True. I find if you drive on the Island on a late Sunday afternoon, you’re pretty much guaranteed to come across a driver weaving, crossing the white lines or just driving like a muppet!
Should be a “NO ALCOHOL AT ALL” rule for driving, everyone reacts differently with alcohol
He’s a drunk driver, nobody cares how much he was over the limit – he was over!
And “property maintenance” is the hallmark of those who are unemployed but pretending not to be
He doesn’t like drink drivers? He must hate himself.
Another Chelsea tractor off the road. Shame.
Shame his name wasn’t Katie Price.. then he would have got off time and time and time again
There is only a single level that is acceptable when driving, it is ZERO. Full stop, no discussion. If only 1 microgram over, and you hit a member of my family, as far as I am concerned you are guilty of pre meditated murder, or attempted murder. End of story.