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‘Large glass of wine’ leads to ban

Published

11 years ago

January 16, 2014

A PEMBROKE DOCK woman appeared in Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday to face a charge of drink-driving. Sarah Thomas-Dawe, aged 26, of Cenarth Close, pleaded guilty to the charge.

Prosecuting, Ellie Morgan said: “Officer Mitchell’s attention was drawn to a Peugeot 206 on Pembroke Street on December 7. Officer Mitchell spoke to the driver and could smell alcohol in her breath. A breath test was conducted, which showed Thomas-Dawe had 53 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of her breath, confirming she was over the limit.

She said “I had a large glass of wine’.”

Defence solicitor Michael Kelleher said: “Thomas-Dawe is in full time employment. She was working behind a bar and had a glass of wine, though she did not know that her glass was being topped up by her colleague. Therefore she was under the impression she only had one glass of wine when she had actually had more.

“She was not actually stopped. She had seen somebody she knew on the way home and had stopped to give them a lift.

Police had seen her stop and wondered why, and spoke to her and breathalysed her”.

Magistrates fined Thomas-Dawe a total of £305 and disqualified her from driving for 12 months.

Crime

Attempted burglary at the Welsh Bakery, Milford Haven

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1 hour ago

January 21, 2025

Tom Sinclair

POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary at the flat above the Welsh Bakery on Robert Street, Milford Haven. The incident is believed to have occurred between 4:30pm on Saturday, January 18, and 8:45am on Monday, January 20, 2025.

It is understood that force was used in an attempt to gain access to the upstairs flat.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact PC 865 Andy Baxter at Haverfordwest police station. You can reach out via:

Online: Dyfed-Powys Police Contact Form

Email: [email protected]

Direct message on social media

Phone: 101

Please quote reference number 50 of January 20.

Crime

Lung condition cited as defence in Haverfordwest drink-drive case

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1 hour ago

January 21, 2025

Tom Sinclair

A LUNG condition has landed a Hakin man in the dock after he refused to give a breath test when suspected of driving through Haverfordwest town centre while over the drink-drive limit.

Frank Morrissey was stopped by officers on December 12 and asked to provide a roadside breath test. He refused.

This week Morrissey, 58, of Glebelands, Hakin, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates Court, where he denied failing to provide the breath test for analysis. His solicitor, Tom Lloyd, claimed his client suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is a lung condition resulting in breathing difficulties. As a result, the defendant was unable to provide the breath test.

The case was adjourned to March 20, when Morrissey’s trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court. He was released on unconditional bail.

Crime

New Year’s Day drink-driver crashes into parked car

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2 hours ago

January 21, 2025

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A NEW YEAR’S DAY drinking spree has resulted in a lengthy disqualification for Pembroke motorist Pauline Turner, who crashed into a parked Mercedes while over twice the drink-drive limit.

Police were called to St Anne’s Crescent, Pembroke Dock, just before 2:30pm on January 1, following reports that a black Toyota Yaris had collided with a parked Mercedes.

Officers discovered Turner, 61, who admitted being the driver of the Yaris.

“She identified herself to police officers and told them that she’d consumed five or six pints,” Crown Prosecutor Nia James told Haverfordwest Magistrates Court this week.

After admitting the charge of drink-driving, Turner, of Ashdale Lane, Pembroke, was disqualified from driving for 20 months. She was fined £150 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £60 surcharge.