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A MAN "foolishly" decided to get behind the wheel following an argument with his best friend, a court heard. Ricki-Lee Brindle, of Hampton Road in Bolton, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning. The 29-year-old admitted that on April 5 this year, he drove a Vauxhall Insignia in Chester Road, Rossett, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath exceeded the prescribed limit.
Prosecutor Suzanne Cartwright told the court that on the day of the offence, police spotted the defendant travelling on Chester Road. After carrying out a u-turn, he appeared to pass the police vehicle at a speed in excess of the 20mph limit for the road. As such he was asked to carry outside a roadside alcohol test, which led to his arrest.
In custody, he gave an evidential reading of 78 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath (the limit being 35.) Melissa Griffiths, defending, told the court: "He'd been staying in the area at an Airbnb with his partner and best friend. "But there had been an argument earlier in the day.
"He had been drinking and he foolishly decided to take himself out of the situation by driving away. "Unfortunately, at that point he was seen by the police. "He tells me his life has been problematic over the last few months as a result of this, and other circumstances, he and his partner have now separated.
"They have three children. He has also fallen out with his best friend who he had an argument with on the day of this incident. "He very much regrets what happened.
" The court handed down a 17 month driving ban, as well as ordering Brindle to pay a £450 fine, £180 victim surcharge and £85 costs..
