Drink driving sentence deferred

A MAN from County Durham who drove while over four times the alcohol limit has been warned that he could face imprisonment.

Harley Goundry, of Granville Terrace, Binchester, Bishop Auckland, pleaded guilty at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday to driving a car on the B9074 in Scalloway on 23 April with 229 milligrammes of alcohol in 100ml of blood. The legal limit is 50 milligrammes of alcohol.

Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie said the 27 year old had previous convictions for similar offences.

Goundry, who was representing himself, also admitted driving without insurance on the same day at the same location.

Sheriff Philip Mann said he felt he needed to acquire criminal justice social work reports because of Goundry’s past record.

Warning him that a custodial sentence was a potential punishment, the sheriff deferred sentence for reports until 13 September.

A THIRTY three year old man from Hamilton, meanwhile, was given three penalty points and a £200 fine at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday for speeding.

Andrew Morrison, of Campbell Close, pleaded guilty by letter to driving at 50mph in a 30mph zone on 12 May on the A968 in Voe.

Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie said the incident occurred just before 11am in normal conditions.