Drink driver banned from the road
A Galashiels man who admitted drinking and driving has been banned from the road for 12 months at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
Thirty-year-old Konrad Fraser, of Galabank Street, was approached by concerned witnesses about the manner of his driving and when the door of the car was opened a can of Tennent’s Lager fell out.
Defence lawyer Ross Dow said his client had been drinking earlier but felt fine to drive.
He had injured his back at work and decided to take pain killers, but took instead his partner’s sleeping medication, which caused a reaction and made him appear to be intoxicated.
Mr Dow said this was reflected by the relatively low alcohol reading.
In addition to the year long ban, Fraser was fined £600 with a £40 victim surcharge.