Drink-driver smashed into line of cars in Louth
A DRIVER crashed into a line of parked cars in Louth while drunk.
Benjamin George Franklin, 27, from Crick, Northamptonshire, admitted driving with excess alcohol and without insurance and failing to stop after an accident.
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He also admitted driving whilst disqualified from a previous drink driving conviction and possessing a firearm without holding a firearm certificate.
Prosecuting, David Beal told District Judge Lawrence sitting at Skegness Magistrates Court that Franklin had been disqualified for three years in July 2011 at Corby Magistrates Court for a second excess alcohol offence.
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On April 29, he and his partner came to Louth on a caravan holiday at Legbourne.
He said that Franklin was driving a Vauxhall Astra car and when he was in Newmarket, he crashed into a line of unattended parked cars.
Both he and his partner ran off but they were followed by a witness who contacted the police who found the couple in a taxi.
Both were arrested and Franklin admitted he had been the driver but claimed he had drunk alcohol since the accident.
A blood sample was obtained and a forensic scientist calculated that at the time of the accident, the proportion of his blood/alcohol level was 97. The legal limit is 80.
When police went to the caravan they were staying at, they found a Logun Axor air rifle which Franklin did not have a firearms certificate for.
He was sentenced to four weeks' custody suspended for two years and disqualified from driving for a further three years.
Comments
by b_racuda
Sunday, September 16 2012, 7:28PM
“What old fashioned units.
Nice to see once again but not very practicable, what Watt.”
by Gnome_Chomsky
Sunday, September 16 2012, 11:34AM
“I thought a Logun Axsor has a muzzle energy of 11.5 ft/lbs, so does not need a firearms licence?
Is there a suggestion he has modified it, or changed the spelling to increase its power?”
by Adrian1208
Sunday, September 16 2012, 2:18AM
“Disgusting, this man should be locked up for a long time and never to have a driving licence again.
Theres no talk of him paying for the damage hes done to peoples cars!!!
He is just a good for nothing waster.....”
by lynnlincoln
Saturday, September 15 2012, 3:50PM
“That's almost alliteration Phillip!”
by Phil1W
Saturday, September 15 2012, 12:18PM
“A p***head out on the p*** taking the P*** out of the system. He should have been locked up for a long time. Then he could think about the error off his ways while peeing in his prison p***pot!”
by 917199
Saturday, September 15 2012, 8:43AM
“disqualified for three years in July 2011 for the second drink drive offence, and nows hes gone and done it again!
Judge " oh i will just slap another 3 years onto your disqualifcation". Yeah because that will work. The man should never be allowed a licance, or near the front seat of a car.The punishment for drink driving is still to soft......”