A man has lost his licence after he was caught driving whilst more than twice the alcohol limit.

Craig Lewis, of Meadow Lea, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday. 

The 34-year-old admitted that on March 6 at Abenbury Road in Wrexham, he drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath exceeded the prescribed limit.

He was found to have 79 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the limit being 35.

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Justin Espie, prosecuting, told the court that at around 11am, police stopped the defendant after he appeared to have reversed back into a pub car park to avoid them.

He smelled of intoxicants and when tested provided the evidential reading which led to his charge.

Cath Jagger, defending, told the court: "In his words, he said 'I've been an idiot.'

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"He's a groundworker [and] a team leader, and he understands he is in the 17 to 22 month disqualification category given his reading."

Ms Jagger said the inevitable ban would cause "considerable problems" for the people he gives lifts to as part of his work.

Lewis was handed a £500 fine, £85 costs and a £200 victim surcharge.

He was banned for 20 months.