Cafe owner from Chapel St Leonards failed to stop after crash on Christmas Day

A ChapelL St Leonard' cafe owner who failed to stop after crashing into a parked car on Christmas Day, was found to be more than three times over the legal alcohol limit, a court has heard.
By Chrissie Redford
Published 3rd Apr 2021, 18:55 BST
Boston Magistrates CourtBoston Magistrates Court
Boston Magistrates Court

Stephen John Morgan, 52, of Buckingham Drive, admitted driving with excess alcohol and failing to stop after an accident when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court.

Jim Clare, prosecuting, said that Morgan crashed his Toyota car into a parked car in Sea Road at around 9pm on Christmas Day and failed to stop.

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He said the owner of the car followed the car and found it stopped, with the driver, Morgan, slumped over the wheel and obviously heavily intoxicated.

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Police were called and Morgan was arrested and gave a breath test reading of 113 micrograms of alcohol in his breath, the legal limit being 35.

Mitigating, Terry Boston said Morgan only drove around 100 yards and had made no attempt to leave the scene apart from that.

He said Morgan owned a cafe in Chapel St Leonards but had been unable to open since the pandemic started.

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He was ordered to complete 15 rehabilitation days and fined £120 and £180 in court costs and charges.

He was also banned from driving for 28 months but was offered the drink drivers' rehabilitation course, which will reduce the period of the ban by 28 weeks.