A NUMBER of motorists caught drink driving during Dorset Police’s winter crackdown have been dealt with by the courts in recent weeks.

Throughout the month of December 2020, the force ran a campaign across the county’s roads in an effort to stamp out offenders driving while under the influence of alcohol or illicit substances.

Drink driving and drug driving are seen as one of the factors that make up Dorset Police’s ‘fatal five’ – the five most dangerous behaviours for those in charge of a vehicle.

Details below outline the cases of 11 drivers who have been sentenced at Poole Magistrates’ Court in January and February for offences committed during the period of the police crackdown.

SAMUEL JAMES ERGIS, aged 30 and of Albert Road, Poole, admits driving an Audi A2 in Fancy Road, Poole, on December 6, 2020, with 80 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £200. To pay £34 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Also admits using an Audi A2 in Fancy Road, Poole, on December 6, 2020, without insurance. Fined £100. Driving record endorsed.

LUKE THOMAS COCKERILL-WRIGHT, aged 38 and of Lystra Road, Bournemouth, admits driving a motor vehicle in Croft Road, Bournemouth, on December 21, 2020, with 93 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Community order made, whereby the defendant must take part in an accredited programme for 42 days and complete 20 days of rehabilitation activity requirement. Restraining order made, which lasts until February 7, 2022. Fined £50. To pay £95 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 48 months. Also admits assaulting a woman by beating her in Bournemouth on December 13, 2020. Community order made.

LEE BROWN, aged 41 and of West Cliff Road, Bournemouth, admits driving an Audi TT in Durley Chine Road, Bournemouth, on December 14, 2020, with 110 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Community order made, whereby the defendant must carry out 80 hours of unpaid work. To pay £95 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 24 months.

MATTHEW LEE LANGDOWN, aged 31 and of Severn Road, Ferndown, admits driving a white Ford Transit van in Highcliffe Road, Christchurch, on December 14, 2020, with 87 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £120. To pay £34 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 18 months.

DANIEL HISCOCK, aged 29 and of Milestone Road, Poole, admits driving an Audi S3 in Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, on December 18, 2020, with 47 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £450. To pay £45 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 14 months.

REECE BEASLEY, aged 23 and of Smuggler’s Lane South, Christchurch, admits driving a Ford Transit in Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth, on December 18, 2020, with 58 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £400. To pay £40 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 16 months.

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CONSTANTIN LUCI DOBRA, aged 39 and of Richmond Park Avenue, Bournemouth, admits driving a Renault Megane in Charminster Road and Richmond Park Avenue, Bournemouth, on December 19, 2020, with 102 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Community order made, whereby the defendant must follow a six-week overnight curfew. To pay £95 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 24 months.

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LOUISE ANINA VANGENT, aged 23 and of Spencer Road, Bournemouth, admits driving a motor vehicle in North Road, Poole, on December 18, 2020, with 82 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £200. To pay £34 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 17 months.

ADAM LOPEZ, aged 31 and of Millfield, Poole, admits driving a BMW 1 Series in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, on December 22, 2020, with 50 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £120. To pay £34 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 36 months.

ANDREW SCHOLES, aged 33 and of Stanley Green Road, Poole, admits driving a Mercedes A200 in Fleets Lane, Poole, on December 30, 2020, with 47 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Fined £120. To pay £34 surcharge. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 36 months.

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KELLY ANN SILVEY, aged 25 and of Amesford Road, Ferndown, admits driving a motor vehicle on the Ashley Heath roundabout, on December 5, 2020, with 125 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. Fined £243. To pay £34 surcharge and £85 costs. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 12 months.

The Daily Echo requested custody images from Dorset Police, and Hampshire Police in one case, for all of the defendants. Three requests were approved, in one case police did not hold a custody image and the others were declined.