Jackonicko
New Member
Good evening,
A good friend's ex-husband (not me!) crashed his car two weeks ago at lunchtime on Saturday. No-one else was involved or injured in the accident, nor was anyone else's property damaged.
He had been drinking the night before (his birthday) but not, he says, on the morning in question.
He crashed his car, banged his head on the steering wheel and was briefly admitted to hospital.
A blood sample was taken (I understand this to be routine after an RTA) and he heard today that he was 9 mg over the limit.
He is employed in the motor trade in a small independent garage. His workplace is not commutable by public transport from his home, and he needs a licence to test drive/move cars.
He is divorced, and relies on being able to drive in order to see his young son.
He has no previous convictions.
What can he expect in terms of fine/ban?
How hard will the book be thrown?
What would his best course of action be from here?
(I don't like the man, personally, but any punishment is likely to affect the innocents around him at least as much as him, which tempers my feeling that he should get what's coming, and is what makes me want the best advice for the man.)
A good friend's ex-husband (not me!) crashed his car two weeks ago at lunchtime on Saturday. No-one else was involved or injured in the accident, nor was anyone else's property damaged.
He had been drinking the night before (his birthday) but not, he says, on the morning in question.
He crashed his car, banged his head on the steering wheel and was briefly admitted to hospital.
A blood sample was taken (I understand this to be routine after an RTA) and he heard today that he was 9 mg over the limit.
He is employed in the motor trade in a small independent garage. His workplace is not commutable by public transport from his home, and he needs a licence to test drive/move cars.
He is divorced, and relies on being able to drive in order to see his young son.
He has no previous convictions.
What can he expect in terms of fine/ban?
How hard will the book be thrown?
What would his best course of action be from here?
(I don't like the man, personally, but any punishment is likely to affect the innocents around him at least as much as him, which tempers my feeling that he should get what's coming, and is what makes me want the best advice for the man.)
