A drunk man who drove his step-mum’s electric mobility scooter to a McDonald’s after a night boozing has been banned from driving. Liam Smith, 20, was spotted careering towards a police car on the three-wheeled e-scooter with a woman on the back. Neither of the pair were wearing helmets when police saw them at 4am on January 14 this year.
Officers became suspicious when Smith staggered into the McDonald’s restaurant. Smith was arrested and a breath test at a police station showed he had 93mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath – three times the legal limit of 35mcg. He admitted drink driving when he appeared in court on Friday and was banned from driving for 23 months. Smith, of Malvern, was also fined £198 and ordered to pay costs of £135 and victim surcharge of £79.
Fatima Yasmin, prosecuting, said: “Police were called to McDonald's in Three Counties Retail Park on January 14 this year at around 4am in the morning to an unrelated incident. While there police observed Smith driving the three wheel bike towards them at high speed.
