Drink driver who was stopped in Basingstoke banned from getting behind the wheel (Image: Newsquest)
A DRINK driver who was stopped in Basingstoke has been disqualified for 12 months.
Valerio Mandriota was caught on the junction of Andover Road and B3400, while behind the wheel of a Fiat 500 on April 20.
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It was found that he had 50 micrograms in 100 millilitres of breath – the legal limit is 35.
The 42-year-old admitted the offence during a hearing at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on May 28.
Mandriota, of High Wycombe, was also fined £1,500 and ordered to pay a £600 victim surcharge, along with £85 court costs.
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