Surrey man caught drink driving in Hartley Wintney is banned (Image: Contributed)
A DRINK driver has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 12 months.
Jake Ball was stopped in Hulfords Lane, Hartley Wintney, while driving a Ford Range on April 26, this year.
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The 31-year-old was found to have 53 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – the legal limit is 35.
At Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on June 4, Ball, of Lightwater in Surrey, pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit.
Along with being disqualified, Ball was fined £325. He must also pay court costs of £85 and a £130 surcharge.
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