Blackwood drink-driver sent to prison for 20 weeks
Newport Magistrates' Court heard how Jason Young, 45, was stopped on Libanus Road in Blackwood at the wheel of a Volkswagen Scirocco car.
He was found guilty of drink-driving with 137 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
The legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Young's offence took place on March 26, 2024.
The defendant Montclaire Avenue, Blackwood was locked up for 20 weeks and banned from driving for 50 months.
He was also ordered to pay £650 costs and a £154 surcharge.
Young also admitted failing to surrender on June 18 last year.
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