Drink driver is banned
An apprentice joiner from Kelso who admitted a drink driving offence has been banned from the road for 12 months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.
Calum Phillips, 20, pleaded guilty to driving with a breath/alcohol count of 29 microgrammes – the legal limit being 22 – in Edinburgh Road and Orchard Park, Kelso, on February 6.
He also pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving by failing to control his vehicle and causing it to swerve resulting it in striking a parked van.
Prosecutor Ruraidh Allison said on the night in question the accused was seen consuming two pints of lager in the Queen’s Head in Kelso, before leaving around 10.45pm. He got into a Volkswagen Golf and was driving along Edinburgh Road near to the junction of Orchard Park when he collided with a parked van.
Phillips was disqualified from driving for 12 months but was certified as suitable for the Drink Drivers Rehabilitation Course which, if successfully completed, would result min a 25 per cent discount in the length of the ban.
He was also fined £300 with a £20 Victim Surcharge.