Drunk crashedcar then went to buy alcohol

A drink-driver crashed and abandoned his car at a superstore, bought more booze and then walked back to a house to consume it.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Jul 2017, 13:24 BST
Updated 12th Sep 2017, 11:25 BST
Kennys erratic driving was captured on CCTV at Asda in GrangemouthKennys erratic driving was captured on CCTV at Asda in Grangemouth
Kennys erratic driving was captured on CCTV at Asda in Grangemouth

Police caught up with William Kenny (39) at the premises and found he gave a reading of 109 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, when the legal limit is 22 microgrammes.

Kenny appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having admitted taking a car without consent in Wood Street, Grangemouth, drink-driving, driving without due care and attention and without insurance in Dock Road, Grangemouth, on May 31.

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Procurator fiscal depute Michael Maguire said: “It was 10.40pm and two witnesses saw a vehicle travelling at speed colliding with a roundabout street sign before reversing and parking in Asda car park.”

Officers tracked Kenny down to an address in Grangemouth.

Mr Maguire said: “He told police ‘Sorry, it was me that done it – I was driving.”

The court heard this was the third time Kenny, who still lives with his parents at 18 Priory Road, Whitecross, had been caught drink-driving. The other offences happened back in 1997 and 2007.

Simon Hutchison, defence solicitor, said: “He left the car at Asda primarily because it was undriveable.”

Sheriff John Mundy placed Kenny on an 18-month supervised community payback order, told him to complete 225 hours of unpaid work in six months and banned him from driving for four-and-a-half years.