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He planned to stay with a friend but ‘made a mistake’ and tried to drive home instead<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

AN 18-year-old\u2019s ambitions of joining the Royal Marines have been dashed after he was caught drink-driving on St Mary Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oliver Brain, 18, of Farm Road, Ruardean Woodside, Gloucestershire, told Cardiff Magistrates Court he was split up from friends during a night out on February 18. He then got angry and decided to drive home instead of staying at a friend\u2019s house as planned, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a mistake of mine. I should not have drunk that much in the first place. I was going to join the Marines and I can\u2019t anymore,\u201d said Brain, who represented himself in court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 2am a taxi marshall had some concerns about his driving and the police were called, prosecutor Michael Curry told the court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Mr Curry, Brain said: \u201cLook, I have had too much to drink.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was taken to a police station where he gave two samples for testing, Mr Curry said. Brain was at almost twice the legal limit, with 61 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, the court heard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brain was charged with driving while over the alcohol limit. He pleaded guilty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magistrate Kelly Morgan sentenced him to a 17-month driving disqualification, reduced by four months if he completes a drink-driving rehabilitation course. His disqualification will end on either August 11 or April 14, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you drive whilst disqualified you will be committing a serious offence,\u201d said Ms Morgan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was also ordered to pay a \u00a394 fine, a surcharge of \u00a335 and prosecution costs of \u00a385.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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