A Telford man claimed cough medicine was the reason he was over the drink-drive limit.

Andrew Hutton John Mitchell, of Hill Road, Overdale, told Telford Magistrates Court he had drunk two cans of lager, but had also taken cough medicine for an illness.

Mitchell, 38, was spotted by police on Oakworth Close in Hadley at 1am on January 20 when they saw the green Ford Focus he was driving veering across the road.

He was found to have 62 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath the legal limit is 35.

He admitted driving a motor vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit.

Mrs Kate Price, prosecuting, told the court yesterday Mitchell was immediately pulled over by officers and was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred.

She said: He told officers I know I will be over, Ive had a stressful night.

Mitchell, who represented himself in court, said: I know what I did was wrong, I only had two cans but I was poorly so I had been drinking cough medicine.

Mitchell was disqualified from driving for 36 months, fined 200 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of 85 as well as a victim surcharge of 20.

He said: Sorry is all I can say.

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