A DRINK driver said he was ‘stupid’ after being behind the wheel twice over the legal alcohol limit, a court heard. Paul James Barron, aged 32, of Broughton Crescent, Weymouth admitted driving an orange Mitsubishi Colt over the alcohol limit, as well as driving without insurance near his home address. Weymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how Barron had an alcohol level of 74 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath - the legal limit in England is 35 microgrammes. Prosecutor Andrew Newman told the court how Barron was seen by two police officers on Broughton Crescent driving on the wrong side of the road.
Boys Hill Drove, Sherborne - Picture from Google Street View A MAN has been disqualified from driving and was ordered by the courts to pay up more than £2,000, after causing death by careless driving. The incident took place on November 28, 2019, at around 10am, when James Russell was driving along the A352 between Longburton and Holnest, near Sherborne. Russell, the driver of a grey Skoda Karoq, was driving down Boys Hill Drove toward the T-junction that meets the A352. In a report from Dorset Police, it says that before the incident Russell had looked both ways and thought the junction was clear, but as he turned right onto the A352, he saw a motorbike coming from the direction of Sherborne.