Driver three times alcohol limit caught at police station petrol station

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

A man more than three times the legal alcohol limit was stopped at a petrol station where police officers happened to be.

Joshua Harvey, 34, a salesman from Heworth, was stopped at the Inner Space service station on Hull Road, York, where police officers happened to be present. Officers noticed he was unsteady on his feet and persuaded him not to leave the petrol station. He was arrested and taken to Fulford Road Police Station, where a breath test gave a reading of 114 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than three times the legal limit.

Harvey pleaded guilty to drink driving, his first criminal conviction. York magistrates told him the reading was very high and he was fortunate he had not caused a crash or injured anyone. He was banned from driving for two years and ordered to pay £1,429 consisting of a £960 fine, a £384 statutory surcharge and £85 prosecution costs. His defence counsel described the offence as a one-off and said Harvey was remorseful for his actions.

How it is being reported

• Driver more than 3 times alcohol limit used same petrol station as police, court toldA driver was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when he drove to a petrol station used by police, York magistrates heard.York Press · 21 Oct, 05:36
• Driver more than 3 times alcohol limit used same petrol station as police, court toldA driver was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when he drove to a petrol station used by police, York magistrates heard.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 21 Oct, 05:36

In this story: Joshua Harvey · York magistrates · York · Hull Road · Heworth

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