A father who was caught drink driving with his 18 month old toddler in the back seat of his vehicle has received a driving ban
Graham Allen, aged 56, was almost double the legal limit when he was caught by Hampshire Police after an anonymous tip-off. A breath test was carried out at the roadside revealing that Allen’s breath contained 69 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath – almost twice the legal limit of 35mg. The defendant who represented himself in court claimed that he had two pints of lager at lunch time and a glass of wine in the evening with his meal. He told magistrates he believed his drink was tampered with, but accepted there was no evidence to back up his claim.
Allen was fined £100 and told to pay £85 in court costs and £15 to a fund for crime victims. In addition he was banned from driving for 20 months.
