‘Unremarkable’ drink driver who was almost three times the limit banned for two years
29-year-old Buncrana defendant handed mandatory disqualification after admitting offence
A Buncrana man, who was almost three times the legal alcohol limit when the guards stopped him last year, has been put off the road for two years.
Philip Cuffe, of Kinnego, Buncrana, pleaded guilty to a charge of drink driving at Buncrana District Court.
The 29-year-old defendant was represented in court by local solicitor Frank Dorrian, who described his client’s offence as “unremarkable”.
Evidence in court showed how Mr Cuffe was stopped driving a UK-registered vehicle by Garda Colm Molloy at Drumfries, Buncrana on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
The Buncrana man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and a sample of his urine was later taken at the Garda Station.
Sergeant Conor Mulkerns outlined to the court how Mr Cuffe gave a reading of 172 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine, which is almost treble the legal limit of 67 milligrammes and carries a mandatory ban of two years.
Solictor Dorrian said, in defence of the case.
“There’s nothing remarkable, judge. It brings its own consequences.”
Judge Ciaran Liddy imposed a two-year disqualification on Mr Cuffe, and he also issued a fine of €100, with a deadline of six months to pay.