Fairlight teen three times over limit
He appeared at Hastings Magistrates’ Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol and driving other than in accordance with a licence.
The boy was riding a Honda CBF125 motorcycle when he crashed it in London Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, around 10.40pm on Christmas Eve. He was uninjured and taken into custody at Hastings where a breath test showed that he had 88mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, nearly three times the legal limit.
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Hide AdThe boy was disqualified from driving for 18 months, offered a drink driver rehabilitation course and ordered to pay £50 costs and £15 victim surcharge.
Chief Inspector Paul Phelps from Hastings said: “This clearly demonstrates the dangers of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, but it is only down to good fortune that in this case no one was seriously hurt.”