A MAN tried to drive himself and his partner home whilst over the alcohol limit after an issue with their caravan ended their holiday early.

Dean Conway, of Sutton Avenue in Tarleton, appeared at Mold Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The 36-year-old admitted that on May 23 he drove a Vauxhall Cascade on the A494 at Queensferry after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath exceeded the prescribed limit.

Prosecutor Siriol Jones told the court that on the day of the offence, police were alerted to a potential drink driver heading from a holiday park in Kinmel Bay in the direction of Flintshire.

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Officers spotted the vehicle on the A494 and stopped it.

The driver, who identified himself as Dean Conway, had glazed eyes and slurred his words.

He was initially obstructive when asked to give a breath sample, but then agreed - and was arrested.

In custody he gave an evidential sample of 65 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35.

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Melissa Griffiths, defending, told the court: "On the date of this offence, he'd been on holiday with his partner to Kinmel Bay.

"They walked to a local pub, had drinks and walked back - then had another drink.

"Unfortunately the caravan they were in had a failure in its electrics and that caused his partner to have a panic attack.

"They tried to swap caravan but it wasn't possible, so he took the foolish decision to try and drive them home."

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Deputy District Judge Paul Conlon told the defendant: "You were almost twice the legal limit and drove some considerable distance, intending to travel further."

Conway received a £300 fine and was ordered to pay a £120 victim surcharge, as well as £85 costs.

A driving ban of 17 months was also imposed.