Kentish Express Ashford & District

‘Wrong way’ driver does not enter plea

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A man accused of driving the wrong way along a main road while under the influence of alcohol withheld his plea in court. Paul Ceparu, 23, was allegedly spotted driving his silver Mazda 6 the wrong way along the A2070 Bad Munstereif­el Road on the evening of November 25, when police were alerted. A patrol later discovered Ceparu, of Christchur­ch Road, inside the vehicle in Field Road and over the drink-drive limit, Folkestone Magistrate­s’ Court heard last Wednesday. Ceparu, who appeared with the aid of an interprete­r, was also found to be uninsured on the vehicle according to prosecutor Neil Sweeney. A police breathalys­er found Ceparu had 62 microgramm­es of alcohol in 100 millilitre­s of breath – the legal limit is 35 microgramm­es. Defence lawyer Alan Land told magistrate­s his client’s plea was withheld while experts investigat­e an alleged fault on the car. Ceparu, who was dressed in green jogging bottoms and a light colour jumper was released on unconditio­nal bail and will appear before Canterbury Crown Court on January 30.

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