A drink driver has been banned from the roads after he was spotted "travelling at speed" through a city centre.
Alan Webb had been out socialising in Newcastle for his sister's birthday when he decided to get behind the wheel of his Audi in order to park it in a safer place. However, he soon came to the attention of a patrolling officer near the Swan House Roundabout and he was stopped.
Newcastle Magistrates' Court heard that it was clear the 26-year-old was drunk and he later a failed a roadside breath test, giving a reading of 55mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath when the legal limit is 35. Webb, of Grovesnor Place, in Jesmond, was arrested and pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol.
