turnerturner published Drink driver asks court for community work, but is turned down

A semi-retired businessman and charity supporter told a court of his regret for driving after downing two glasses of wine. Matthew Leckie, 63, told magistrates in Nottingham: "I don't make a habit of drink driving because I have been an employer for 30 years and try to lead by example." He said that he had not eaten on the evening he was pulled over by police operating a speed camera on Melton Road, Stanton-on-the-Wolds on July 5. Leckie told the three JPs: "I had two glasses of...