Drink-driver lost control of Audi
Car ended up on roof after crash on A-road
A motorist whose car ended up on its roof after a crash on Blue Bell Hill was found to be over the drink-drive limit.
Jack Sutliff was at the wheel of his Audi A5 when he lost control and crashed into a barrier. He ended up flipping the car which then landed upside down on the exit slip road for Rochester Road, Burham, on September 17, last year.
Police were called and the 22-year-old was out of his vehicle when they arrived.
A blood test was done and gave a reading of 108 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
The legal limit is 80.
Sutliff, of Greenside, Maidstone, appeared before magistrates on February 21 and pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Emily Wiles, prosecuting, said:
“He lost control and crashed into a barrier and the car landed upside down on the exit slip. “He was out of the vehicle when police arrived and he was spoken to and later his blood was taken. He’s of previous good character.”
Magistrates were also told Sutliff, a mobile smart repair technician for vehicles, had swerved to avoid another car, which had pulled into the carriageway in front of him.
The court heard he was remorseful for his actions, and that being banned from driving would have a big impact on his job as he drove everywhere, but that his firm had agreed to a drop in wages for him so it could employ someone else to drive him around.
Magistrates banned Sutliff from driving for a year, fined him £364 and told him to pay £223 in various court costs.
If he completes a drink-driving course, his ban will be reduced by a quarter.