Lorry driver was twice the limit
Published Date:
05 January 2009
A HUNGARIAN man was caught driving his lorry in Newmarket's Fordham Road when more than twice the legal drink-drive limit.
Police stopped the white DAF articulated lorry on New Year's Eve and the driver, Antal Besenyi, failed a breath test.
His gave a reading of 85 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Besenyi, 41, was kept in police custody overnight until he appeared before magistrates at Ipswich on Thursday.
He admitted the charge and was banned from driving in Britain for 22 months.
He was fined £300 with the alternative of 14 days in jail if he failed to pay the fine and was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge.
He was one of a number of drivers caught in Suffolk police's seasonal clampdown on drink-driving.
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Last Updated:
05 January 2009 4:11 PM
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