Man sentenced for drink driving – Cowley

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been sentenced for drink driving in Cowley.

Joao Guedes, aged 30, of Fieldfare Road, Oxford, pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit of alcohol at Oxford Magistrates Court on Thursday (5/1).

He was disqualified from driving for 52 months, ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work, fined £199 and will need to complete up to 15 rehabilitation days.

The sentence relates to an incident on 29 November.

Guedes was driving along Watlington Road when an officer noticed him driving very poorly.

He was pulled over and required to give a specimen of breath which indicated Guedes to be over the prescribed limit of alcohol.

Investigating officer PC Ryan Dollery, based at Abingdon police station, said: “There are no excuses for drink-driving and I am pleased that Guedes has received a disqualification for this offence.

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