Teenage drink-driver rolls car after losing girlfriend on night out

A teenage drink-driver who rolled his car onto its side after losing control has been banned from the road for 20 months.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jan 2016, 15:35 BST
Updated 26th Jan 2016, 15:39 BST
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Mansfield Magistrates’ Court heard Ryan Moore, of Sylvan Avenue, Kirkby, crashed the Renault Clio on Kirkby Folly Road, while his girlfriend was a passenger in the car.

When an off-duty officer arrived, Moore, aged 19, tried to run and hide.

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Moore admitted having 186 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood – the legal limit is 80mcg.

The court heard Moore had not intended to drive that night, but had lost his girlfriend during a night out in town and panicked.

He was made to pay £338 in fines and costs.