Drink driver who crashed car into a field “let himself down”

Police officers were called to Eel Pool Road, Everton, at 5.40pm, on July 9, where they found Robin Newman at the wheel of his Vauxhall Mokka, said prosecutor Fatima Laher.

He told them he was alcohol dependent and had a large glass of red wine after finishing work.

He admitted making a poor decision, she said.

A test revealed he had 89 mcgs of alcohol in 100 mls of breath when the legal limit is 35 mcgs.

Magistrates heard he has a previous conviction for driving with excess alcohol from December 2009, when he was banned for 28 months, Ms Laher added.