A PENRITH man has been sent to prison for 10-weeks after admitting a charge of drink-driving.
James Andrew Penkeyman, 42, of Castlegate, Penrith, pleaded guilty at North and West Cumbria Magistrates in Carlisle to a number of driving offences.
The court was told Penkeyman was driving a Peugeot 206 when he was stopped by police on Ullswater Road in the town on May 5, he failed a road-side breath test and was arrested, at the police station he was found to be over three-times the drink-drive limit, he gave a sample of breath which was 115micro of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit is 35.
He also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and no driving licence.
Chris Toms defending explained that Penkeyman was in the process of obtaining a driving licence, he has an alcohol addiction but is getting help for this.
Penkeyman was committed to prison for 10-weeks because of the seriousness of the offences and his previous record for drink-driving in the past, this was a deliberate offence without holding a valid licence or insurance, he was also disqualified from driving for a period of 50-months. He also has court costs of £213 to pay.
