Fine for drink driver who skipped court for three years
Swindon Magistrates' Court and file image of pennies Pictures: NEWSQUEST A DRINK driver who had a penny in his mouth when he was breathalysed has been fined and banned from driving. Swindon man Kenneth Nyoka, 54, had been due before magistrates in Southampton and Luton in 2017 to face charges of failing to provide and drink driving. When he failed to turn up for either hearing warrants were issued for his arrest. But it wasn’t until more than three years later that he was picked up by police in Swindon and put before the magistrates. Prosecutor Keith Ballinger told the bench at Swin...