Nottingham Post published Angler sentenced for ploughing into car after downing nine cans...

Drunken angler Nathan Smith downed nine cans of super-strength lager as he fished – then shunted into a car on his drive home.The father-of-three had spent the night drinking beside the River Trent at Clifton. Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard how the 35-year-old was swigging cider as he climbed into his car to drive home to Steadfold Close, Bulwell, the following morning.Margaret Martin, prosecuting, told yesterday's hearing: "He said he didn't feel drunk.He had a mouthful of cider...