in his blood has received a 12-month driving ban.

Joseph McDonald Simmons was stopped by Police on September 14 for failing to stop at a stop sign on King Street. They became suspicious when he seemed unsteady on his feet and smelled strongly of alcohol.

He failed the alco-analyser test with the lowest reading being 200 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis also fined Simmons $400.