Drink driver found with half-full lager glass loses special reasons bid to avoid ban
A farm worker found with a half-full glass of lager in his car by police has lost a special reasons application to avoid being banned from the road.
Ashley James Jones admitted drink-driving in a Volkswagon Golf on an unclassified road on October 19 last year at a hearing on November 8.
But the 26 year-old of Cwmquarry, Llandewi, near Llandrindod Wells, appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on Wednesday to put forward a special reasons argument.
Police were looking for a missing pensioner at 11.40pm on October 19 when they came across Jones’ car parked in a layby near Llanddewi with the headlights on, the key in the ignition and the engine running.
They spoke to him and saw a half-full glass of an amber liquid in the centre console. They could also smell alcohol and reported that Jones was slurring his words.
