A MOTORIST crashed into a garage while more than three and a half times the legal drink drive limit, a court has heard.
Christian Luke Wilson, 21, of Cleeton Lane, Skipsea was disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay over £1,500 after he pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, failing to give a blood sample and driving a car with de
fective tyres when he appeared before magistrates in Bridlington.
Julia Baggs, prosecuting, told the court that Wilson was driving a Ford Focus car when it crashed into a garage in Beeford in the early hours of January 4.
Ms Baggs said Wilson left the scene on foot but was arrested shortly afterwards and was found to have sustained a number of injuries in the collision including a broken jaw.
A breath test revealed Wilson had 127mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath - the legal drink drive limit is 35mg per 100ml of breath.
"He was taken to hospital as a result of his injuries and was found to have a broken jaw. He was asked to provide a blood sample but declined to do so, swore and said he was going to be awkward," Ms Baggs said.
The Ford Focus was examined and the front off side and rear near side tyres were found to have been fitted incorrectly, while the pressure in a third tyre fell below the manufacturers recommended level.
Ben Hibbett, mitigating, said Wilson was not able to explain why there had been a collision but he had suffered serious injuries as a result which have been a frequent reminder to him of his behaviour.
"No doubt Mr Wilson will have learnt a lessons from this," he added.
Mr Hibbett told the court that while the tyres were fitted incorrectly this was not the primary cause of the accident.
"The defective tyres aren't the usual offences the court sees. There was nothing wrong with the tread," he said.
"Had they been fitted on the right side of the car they would have been correct and one was under pressurised but this wasn't the primary cause of the accident," he added.
The court was told that Wilson works as a steel erector throughout northern Europe and has most recently been working in France.
A character reference read out to the court from Wilson's employer described him as a "conscientious hard worker".
Passing sentence presiding magistrate Robin Sunley said there had been a chance that Wilson faced a custodial sentence but the penalty on this occasion would be financial.
"The offence of deliberately failing to give a sample does cross the custodial threshold however we have taken into account you have pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and we have also taken into account that you are in work and you are needed," Mr Sunley said.
For failing to provide a blood sample Wilson was fined £750 and disqualified from driving for a period of 12 months.
For driving without due care and attention Wilson was fined a further £750 and his licence was endorsed. No separate penalty was imposed for the tyre offences.
He was also ordered to pay court costs of £60 and a victim surcharge of £15.
