Reported to police by restaurant employees

While ordering food at a drive through restaurant a 26-year-old man was slurring his speech and staff contacted police.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Jun 2019, 15:30 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2019, 16:30 BST

He was Lee Parr, Jervis Street, Portadown, and he was banned from driving for four years last Friday at Craigavon Magistrates Court.

A prosecutor said police received a call from staff at McDonald’s in Meadow Lane, Portadown about a possible drunken driver.

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Police located him in West Street. He failed to complete a preliminary test and didn’t co-operate for an evidential test in the custody suite.

Mr John McAtamney, representing the defendant, said he had a previous relevant conviction in 2015. He added that Parr had only passed his test again three months ago and a new licence had never been issued.

For driving while unfit he was fined £350 and disqualified from driving for four years while a £350 fine and a concurrent four year ban was imposed for not taking the evidential test.

Parr was also fined £100 and ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy for failing to provide a preliminary sample.