A 32-YEAR-old drink driver cried in court as he was disqualified by city magistrates.
Adel Chebbi, of Worcester Road, Malvern, told the court he was not proud of his actions during his appearance at Worcester Magistrates Court on Tuesday, (January 9).
Tom Wickstead, prosecuting, said PC Davidson had been driving on the A449 on December 17 last year and the manner of the defendant's driving, in overtaking on a bend, had brought him to the attention of police.
After stopping Chebbi's Skoda on Townsend Way, Malvern, the officer spoke to Chebbi who smelt of alcohol and was slurring his words.
The prosecutor said the 32-year-old failed a roadside breathalyser test and was taken to Worcester Police Station where he gave an evidential sample of 55mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath - the legal limit being 35mcg.
The court heard Chebbi was of previous good character, having had no previous convictions, and the officer had recorded that the defendant was "one of the few" in his time who had taken full responsibility for his actions from the moment of first being spoken to.
Chebbi, who represented himself, said: "I'm not proud of myself, I take full responsibility.
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"I am willing to do anything it takes."
As he told magistrates how much earned Chebbi began sobbing as he stood at the back of Courtroom 2.
Following a short deliberation of magistrates Simon Egerton, chairman of the bench, told Chebbi he would be disqualified for 15 months.
But the defendant was offered the chance to take the drink-drive awareness course which, if he successfully completes, will reduce the ban length by 15 weeks.
Chebbi was fined £311 and ordered to pay costs of £135 and victim surcharge of £124.
Magistrates told the defendant he would need to pay the total, £570, in full within 28 days.
The chairman explained Chebbi could contact the court's fines department to discuss how to make staggered payments if he could not pay the full amount in that period.
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