BAE worker fined for drinking vodka in car park

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 16:44 · Archive

A BAE Systems employee was fined for being drunk in charge of a vehicle after police found him with vodka in a supermarket car park.

Kenneth McFall, 48, a BAE Systems shipyard worker, was found drinking from a vodka bottle in an Asda car park in Barrow on August 20. Police discovered him in the driver's seat of his Vauxhall Astra with an open vodka bottle nearby and car keys close by. His breathalyser reading was 110 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than three times the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

South Cumbria Magistrates' Court heard that McFall travels by train from Glasgow to Barrow for his shift work and sleeps in his car while in the area. His defence solicitor told the court that McFall does not drink while working but has acknowledged a problem with alcohol and describes himself as a binge drinker. The solicitor argued there was low likelihood McFall would have driven the vehicle, saying it would have remained in the car park.

McFall was fined £890 and given ten penalty points on his driving licence. The court heard his main concern was maintaining his ability to transport his four-year-old daughter around when he is home in Glasgow.

How it is being reported

• 'Binge drinking' BAE worker found drinking from vodka bottle in Asda car parkA BINGE drinking BAE employee was found drinking from a bottle of vodka in a Barrow car park, a court heard.Cumberland News · 21 Oct, 17:27
• 'Binge drinking' BAE worker found drinking from vodka bottle in Asda car parkA BINGE drinking BAE employee was found drinking from a bottle of vodka in a Barrow car park, a court heard.NW Evening Mail · 21 Oct, 14:00

In this story: Kenneth McFall · BAE Systems · Barrow · Glasgow · South Cumbria Magistrates' Court

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