Isle of Wight driver avoids jail for refusing breath test

Summarised from IW County Press's report · Updated 4 Nov, 21:40 · Archive

An Isle of Wight man received a suspended prison sentence for refusing to provide a breath sample to police in South Wales.

Ryan Bridgeman, 32, of Lake on the Isle of Wight, appeared before Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court on Monday, 2 November, where he pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis. Police had requested the breath sample after stopping him driving in the Ystrad Mynach area on 22 May. Bridgeman initially pleaded not guilty at a hearing on 11 August but changed his plea to guilty on the day of his trial on 8 September.

Magistrates ruled the offence serious enough to justify a custodial sentence. Bridgeman was handed a 14-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months. He was also disqualified from driving for 30 months and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work, with court costs of £450 and a victim surcharge of £154.

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• Island driver narrowly avoids jail after refusing to give police breath sampleAn Isle of Wight driver has received a suspended prison sentence for refusing a breath test in South Wales, plus a driving ban.IW County Press · 4 Nov, 05:00

In this story: Ryan Bridgeman · Isle of Wight · South Wales · Newport Magistrates' Court

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