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Blind man sentenced for 150-mile drive while drunk
Hall, who is registered blind and had no licence, admitted drink-driving and dangerous driving after police stopped him near Carlisle.
- On Tuesday, Kirklees Magistrates' Court sentenced Anthony Hall, 50, to 36 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, after admitting dangerous driving and drink-driving while registered blind.
- Hall drove about 150 miles from Huddersfield to Cumbria on June 29 by following an HGV's tail lights while intoxicated and registered blind, navigating the M6 at night without a valid licence.
- Police stopped Hall near junction 42 after reports of the vehicle swerving; his breathalyser readings of 50 and 46 micrograms both exceeded the 35-microgram legal limit in England and Wales.
- Defence solicitor Adele Graham stated Hall suffered a breakdown, describing him as 'an individual in crisis making a poor decision while in crisis.' He must complete 90 days of rehabilitation and pay £272 in costs.
- Magistrate Tracey McErlain-Burns cited Hall's previous good character and personal difficulties when suspending the custodial sentence, noting no one was injured during the 150-mile journey ending near Carlisle.
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A blind man from Huddersfield, England, was given a suspended sentence of 36 weeks in court on Tuesday for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without a licence. At the end of June, in one evening, he drove over 240 kilometers behind the wheel.
Imagine the following scene, as if taken from an absurd script written by Franz Kafka after a long night on the town: a completely blind man, well soaked in alcohol and without a single drop of his driver's license, gets behind the wheel of a car and sets off on the highway. Not for ten meters, but for a trip of almost 250 kilometers!
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