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A motorists has been banned for 12 months after admitting drink driving on Corporation Road, Darlington.
Sean Swain Howbrigg, 29, of Manor Walk, Stillington, Stockton, pleaded guilty at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on October 9.
The court heard, he was driving a black BMW 218 Coupe on Corporation Road, Darlington, when a breath test recorded 49 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres—above the legal limit - on April 22.
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Howbrigg was banned for 12 months, but can cut the term by three months by completing an approved drink-drive rehabilitation course by May 8, 2027.
He was also fined £646, ordered to pay £85 in costs and charged a £258 victim surcharge.
Magistrates took his guilty plea into account when sentencing him.