A Shepton Mallet man who was more than three and a half times over the drink drive limit after drinking some strong "traditional brew" on New Year's Eve has been given a 30 month driving ban and ordered to carry out 160 hours unpaid work.
Eduard Hogas had just bought his new car and wanted to show it off to his friends, but then had a few too many drinks before driving home.
Police were in Shepton town centre when they saw the defendant in his car before midnight with no lights on,...
