26-07-2025
Meifod Mercedes driver 'crashed in ditch to avoid sheep'
A driver who claims to have crashed his car into a ditch to avoid a sheep on the road has denied that he was under the influence of alcohol.
Anthony Braben, 69, pleaded not guilty to being over the drink drive limit in his silver Mercedes Class A on the Bwlch-y-Cibau road near Llanfyllin on July 6.
Welshpool Magistrates' Court heard that the Meifod man was taken to Newtown Police Station for a breath test which gave a reading of 47 microgrammes. The legal limit is 35mcgms.
The case was adjourned until August 11 when a judge at Llandudno Magistrates' Court will hear the facts ahead of fixing a trial.
Dr Rachel Jones, chair of the magistrates' bench, granted Braben, of Brook Cottages, Meifod, unconditional bail and permission to attend the court hearing in Llandudno on a videolink.
