Singer is cleared of drink driving charge
PAOLO Nutini has been cleared of drink-driving in his home town earlier this year.
The 30-year-old was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol while more than twice the legal limit in Paisley on February 21 .
he singer,Twho had denied the charge, was found not guilty by a sheriff following a two-day trial at Paisley Sheriff Court.
Mr Nutini was accused of breaching the Road Traffic Act by driving with 48 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the 22 microgrammes limit.
His defence to the allegation was “post-incident drinking”.
Sheriff Colin Pettigrew acquitted the musician of the single charge after evi- dence was led from witnesses about events on the night in question.
During the trial, witness Colin May told the court he saw Mr Nutini driving after ordering vodka in DeBeers bar.
Another witness, PC Laura Murray, told the first day of the trial she was called to Canal Street towards midnight on February 21 to a report of a car being driven by someone who had allegedly been drinking.
The car was no longer there when they arrived but they went to an address where they found a grey Mini and Nutini, who they had been told was the driver of the vehicle.
PC Murray said she told Mr Nutini he would need to do a breath test.
Mr Nutini left the court without comment.