A motorist so plastered he couldn’t stand advised police he thought drink-driving was solely a criminal offense if he was doing each on the similar time.
Nasrollah Abdurahman, 64, swigged half-a-bottle of vodka earlier than setting off in his Ford Fiesta believing he was doing nothing flawed.
Another motorist was so apprehensive after recognizing him weaving throughout the highway with no lights on at 10.30pm they began following him and referred to as 999 – giving a working commentary on his driving. Abdurahman jumped a purple mild earlier than crashing right into a parked automotive in Leicester.
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He received out of his motor, staggered about, then climbed again into the drivers’ seat and set off once more.
Police caught up with him and tried to drag him over he ignored the sirens and blue flashing lights and saved going at 23mph.
When he ultimately stopped at crossroads one of many chasing officers rushed to the Fiesta and pulled the keys out of the ignition.
Police stated he might maintain his head up straight. When they received him out of the automotive he fell onto the highway.
In the again of the patrol automotive he ignored requests to blow right into a breathalyser and failed to present a correct pattern at a police station.
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During an interview Abdurahman, who lately got here to the UK from Afghanistan, advised police he didn’t suppose he was breaking the legislation as a result of he was not bodily ingesting and driving on the similar time.
He was fined £200, ordered to pay £85 prices and an £80 sufferer surcharge and banned from the highway for 20 months by JPs in Leicester after admitting failing to present a specimen.
His lawyer Rashpal Singh advised the courtroom Abdurahman had merely not understood UK legislation.
“It’s unlucky he didn’t perceive what the drink-driving legal guidelines had been on this nation,’’ he stated.
“He believed that drink-driving meant you had been ingesting when you had been driving. There was definitely a excessive degree of impairment. He had drunk half a bottle of vodka and he hadn’t had alcohol for ages.”
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