Multiple 999 calls after van hit hedge and was involved in further collisions

A 60-YEAR-OLD motorist has admitted driving while more than three times the legal drink-drive limit after members of the public raised the alarm over his manner of driving in Broad Haven.

Haverfordwest magistrates heard this week that police received numerous 999 calls on December 6 after a Citroën Dispatch van was seen being driven erratically along Enfield Road.

“It collided with a hedge at one point and was also involved in further accidents as it continued on its journey,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court. “Naturally, there was considerable concern about the standard of driving.”

Officers later stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as Martin Hadley, 60, of Sandyke Road, Broad Haven.

A roadside breath test proved positive, and further analysis showed Hadley had 108 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath — more than three times the legal limit.

Due to the high reading, magistrates ordered a probation report ahead of sentencing. Hadley was given an interim driving ban and will be sentenced on January 7.

Officer struck after public raised concerns

A COURT has heard how police were called to a Pembrokeshire railway station after members of the public witnessed a couple assaulting each other in full view of passengers.

Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court was told that the incident took place at Tenby Railway Station on Tuesday (July 16), where a man and woman were seen physically assaulting one another.

Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan said: “Complaints were made by members of the public and, when officers arrived, they attempted to speak with the couple.”

During the encounter, Jane Roberts, aged 47, apologised to officers for what she was about to do before striking out with her right hand, which connected with an officer’s right shoulder.

Magistrates heard that Roberts then had to be physically restrained and placed into a police vehicle by two officers.

Roberts, of Marshall Road, Monkton, pleaded guilty to assaulting a constable in the execution of her duty. She was represented in court by solicitor Alaw Harries.

Ms Harries told the court: “This was a highly charged incident. Her partner had been arrested, and she acted impulsively.

“This has been a wake-up call for her. She has significantly reduced her alcohol intake and now has a much more positive attitude. She is determined not to appear before the courts again.”

Roberts was given a 12-month conditional discharge. She was also ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £26 surcharge.

Cocaine derivative found over legal limit

A PROVISIONAL licence holder has been ordered off the roads after being caught driving with the cocaine derivative benzoylecgonine in his system.

Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard that David Daley, aged 45, was stopped by police on Friday (Sept 20) after officers noticed him driving a Peugeot along Steynton Road, Milford Haven, without valid insurance.

Subsequent roadside and evidential tests confirmed that Daley had 240 micrograms of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50 micrograms.

Daley, of Milton House, Murray Road, Milford Haven, pleaded guilty to drug-driving, driving without third-party insurance and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for 12 months and fined him £120. He was also ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £48 surcharge.

His driving licence was endorsed with six penalty points.