59-year-old Stephen Dodd admitted to driving over the legal alcohol limit, causing a crash, and received a suspended sentence, alcohol abstinence, rehab, driving ban, and court costs.

59-year-old Stephen Dodd admitted to failing to stop after a road accident and driving over the legal alcohol limit in South Cumbria. He crashed his van into a Volkswagen, resulting in a 132 microgram breath test, triple the legal limit. Dodd received a 12-week suspended sentence for a year, 120 days of alcohol abstinence and monitoring, ten rehab requirement days, a 32-month driving ban, and £85 court costs, with the opportunity to reduce his disqualification by completing a drink drive awareness course.

August 11, 2024
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