Newport drink-driver caught on Cardiff A48 gets driving ban

The A48, Cardiff <i>(Image: Google/Street View)</i>
The A48, Cardiff (Image: Google/Street View)
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A NEWPORT drink-driver has been disqualified after being caught over the limit in Cardiff.

Joshua Onwuzama, 34, of Upper Dock Street, Newport, was stopped while driving an MG on the A48 in Cardiff on July 26.

When breathalysed, he recorded having 59 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

The legal limit is 35.

Onwuzama pleaded guilty to the offence at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on September 8.

He was banned from driving for 16 months, and was sentenced to pay a £461 fine, £85 in costs, and a £184 surcharge.

Andrew Cooper-Gadd represented the prosecution, whilst Mike Hall appeared for the defendant.

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