Doncaster man caught three times over drink-drive limit given ban

A Doncaster man has been given a community order after being caught behind the wheel almost three times over the legal drink-drive limit, court records show.
By Andy Done-Johnson
Published 25th Oct 2020, 14:00 BST
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Danut Pirlaoga appeared before Doncaster Magistrates’ Court on October 9 to be sentenced, after admitting drink driving and driving without insurance at a previous hearing on August 28.

Pirlaoga, 35, of Whitburn Road, Hyde Park, Doncaster, was pulled over by police in Burton Avenue, Doncaster, on June 30, records show.

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When breathalysed, he blew 98mg of alcohol to 100ml of breath, when the legal limit is 35mg.

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It also emerged that Pirlaoga did not have any insurance on his VW Golf at the time he was stopped.

He was given a community order to include 80 hours of unpaid work, which must be completed within the next 12 months.

Magistrates also ordered him to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £95 victim surcharge, and banned him from driving for 25 months.

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