A drink driver who was reported by members of the public in Calne has been banned from the roads for three years after refusing to provide an evidential sample in custody.
Police received reports of a suspected drink driver on Thursday 24th April and later stopped a vehicle on the A3102 at Westbrook.
Timothy Baker, 55, of Wyke Road, Trowbridge, was stopped after officers said he had been seen straddling the central white lines.
He was breathalysed at the roadside and provided a reading of 137, significantly above the legal limit of 35.
Baker was arrested and taken into custody where he refused to provide an evidential sample and was later charged with failing to provide.
He pleaded guilty to the offence and appeared before Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 28th May.
The court disqualified him from driving for three years.
He was also handed a 12-month community order, ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation activity days, and told to pay £199 in fines and court costs.
Investigating officer PC Nicholas Dorey said: “Mr Baker showed a complete disregard for safety of others.
“He turned up to work drunk, where he worked as a driver and was sent home. He then could have waited for his daughter who was coming to pick him up, but could not wait the two minutes and decided to drive a car home despite his state of intoxication.
“He provided a reading of nearly four times the legal limit when police stopped him. I hope today’s result shows what happens to those who are selfish enough to get behind the wheel after drinking.”
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