An aristocrat has been banned from driving after being concerned in a crash whereas greater than twice the alcohol restrict.
The 14th Earl of Haddington was concerned in an accident close to his Mellerstain property, in Gordon, Berwickshire, on the night of April 12 and police had been known as to the scene.
Jedburgh Sheriff Courtroom heard the 37-year-old father of two was recognized as the driving force of one of many automobiles within the A6105 collision, and when requested by police who was driving a Volvo replied ‘Me’.
Lord Haddington gave an alcohol/blood pattern that had a studying of 126 milligrammes – the authorized restrict being 50 – and advised officers he had consumed ‘home measures of whisky.’
He pleaded responsible to being answerable for a car whereas over the alcohol restrict, with pleas of not responsible to driving with out L plates whereas a provisional licence holder and no insurance coverage accepted by the Crown.
The 14th Earl of Haddington was concerned in an accident close to his Mellerstain property (pictured), in Gordon, Berwickshire, on the night of April 12
However Sheriff Peter Paterson mentioned he regarded it as successfully a drink-drive cost and banned him from the highway for 12 months and fined him £500 with a £20 sufferer surcharge.
He was charged underneath his full identify of George Edmund Baldred Haddington together with his tackle given as Mellerstain Home, close to Gordon.
Defence lawyer Graeme Runcie mentioned his shopper was a primary offender and described his occupation as a ‘land supervisor’.
He mentioned Lord Haddington had skilled a ‘pretty difficult 12 months’ and has needed to ‘tackle a few of his points’.
Mr Runcie mentioned Lord Haddington had ‘passable means to satisfy any monetary penalty imposed by the courtroom’.
Sheriff Paterson additionally licensed Lord Haddington appropriate for the drink-drive rehabilitation course that may end in a 25 per cent low cost of the year-long ban if accomplished at his personal expense.
Educated at Eton Faculty and Glasgow College, the place he graduated in arts and media informatics, he grew to become the 14th earl in 2016 following the demise of his father who left a £34million fortune.
The seventeenth century Robert Adam-designed Mellerstain Home incorporates works by artists akin to Gainsborough.
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