A 34-year-old man from Camborne has pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates Court to drink driving. 

Lee Curnow of North Parade, Camborne was convicted after the incident on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Lighthouse Hill, Portreath, where he was found to have had 47 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit.

Curnow pleaded guilty to the offence at Truro Magistrates Court on Thursday, October 3.

As a result, he was handed a 13-month driving disqualification, which will be reduced to 13 weeks if he successfully completes a driving course by June 3, 2025.

In addition to the disqualification, Curnow was ordered to pay a fine of £184.00, considering his guilty plea, along with £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £74 surcharge.

The court has ordered Curnow to make monthly payments of £50.00 starting on October 31, 2024.

According to the Sentencing Council, if a person is found guilty of drink driving under the influence, sentences can range from being banned from driving, fined or even sent to prison depending on the severity.

The police have the right to ask anyone who is driving, attempting to drive or in charge of a vehicle who they suspect has been drinking to take a breath test.

Anyone who refuses to supply a breath sample without reasonable excuse will be arrested.

If a person fails a roadside breath test, they will be taken to a police station for a second breath test. If positive, that individual will be charged with drink driving.

Failing to take the roadside test or police station test without a reasonable excuse is an offence.

The sentence imposed will depend on the severity of the offence.