A DRINK driver has walked free from court, despite being told his actions put other road users in danger.

Marek Zerominski was more than three times the legal drink-drive limit when he was caught by police.

But the 31-year-old was told he would not be heading to custody immediately on this occasion.

He was charged with drink-driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance, and he appeared to be sentenced at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 19.

Prosecutor Edward Rattigan told the court how the offences were committed on December 14 on Winwick Street in the town centre.

Zerominski was driving a silver Vauxhall Corsa when he came to the attention of police officers.

Checks revealed that he did not have a licence to drive the car, which meant that he was also driving without insurance.

A roadside breath test was conducted and Zerominski produced a reading of 118 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of his breath – more than three times the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Before sentencing, magistrates remarked that the offences were so serious that only a custodial sentence could be justified.

This was due to the defendant having committed offences similar in nature.

He also ran from scene and demonstrated a ‘complete disregard’ for other road users, putting them in danger.

However, taking the guilty pleas into account, it was concluded that the jail sentence could be suspended as he has a ‘realistic prospect of rehabilitation’.

Zerominski, of Bryers Court near the town centre, was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison suspended for 24 months.

He was also ordered to complete an alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement for 60 days and 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days, as well as being disqualified from driving for 28 months.

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