Five drink drivers from Sutton banned from roads

Five drink or drug drivers have appeared in court <i>(Image: NQ)</i>
Five drink or drug drivers have appeared in court (Image: NQ)
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Five drink or drug drivers from Sutton were hit with driving bans this week.

The motorists were all caught driving while they were over the alcohol or a specified drug limit.

The breath alcohol limit for drivers of 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, while there are various limits for different drugs.

Details for each case are as follows: 

Richard Asmah, 54, of Fairlawn Road in Banstead 

Gave a reading of 77mgs of alcohol in 100mls of breath while driving a Ford Focus on the Croydon Flyover in Croydon on July 26 this year. 

Ordered to pay a total of £681 in fines and costs. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. 

Mieczyslaw Kilar, 54, of Garth Road in Morden 

Gave a reading of 107mgs of alcohol in 100mls of breath while driving a Ford Ranger on Reigate Avenue in Sutton on May 14 this year. 

Ordered to pay a total of £199 in costs and surcharge. Disqualified from driving for two years and given a community order with 80 hours of unpaid work. 


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Cezi Marinov, 31, of South Lane in Worcester Park

Gave a reading of 65mgs of alcohol in 100mls of breath while driving a Nissan Qashqai on Malden Road in Worcester Park on July 19 this year. 

Ordered to pay a total of £1,054 in fines and costs. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. 

Shaib Meri, 24, of Nettlecombe Close in Sutton 

Drove a black Audi A6 Estate with 9.2 micrograms of THC in his blood, exceeding the legal limit, on Kidbrooke Park Road in Lewisham on January 9 this year. 

Ordered to pay a total of £205 in fines and costs. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. 

Joseph Brightwell, 38, of Lewis Road in Sutton 

Drove an Iveco Daily van with 688 micrograms of benzoylecgonine (BZE) in his blood, exceeding the legal limit, on Kings Road in Guildford on February 6 this year. 

Ordered to pay a total of £253 in fines and costs. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. 

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