Man jailed for driving while disqualified and given ban for drink driving
A 35-year-old man has been given a 15-week prison sentence and banned from driving for three years after getting behind the wheel of a car while disqualified and almost three-times above the drink-drive limit.
Danny Warby, (pictured above) of no fixed address but formerly of Cowlinge, appeared at Suffolk Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, December 14, where he was sentenced, having previously admitted to driving with excess alcohol, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.
Warby was stopped by officers off of Willie Snaith Road, Newmarket, on the morning of November 4.
Having approached Warby, officers had reason to request a breath test, which showed a roadside reading of 95 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35mcgs per 100mlts of breath. He was arrested and subsequent enquiries showed he was disqualified from driving.
In 2016 Warby was handed a six-year prison sentence as well as being banned from driving for 10 years after being convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.
Following the sentencing Sergeant Phil Burton said: “Warby has an appalling history of driving offences and this latest case shows how he continues to show a complete lack of regard for any punishment imposed upon him by the courts system.
“Whilst on patrol officers from Suffolk’s Sentinel West ANPR Team responded to an alert that a stolen vehicle was in the area, driven by Warby.
“When stopped he was intoxicated and obstructive towards officers. The officers’ actions that day may well have prevented the public coming to harm as a result of Warby’s recklessness and selfishness. I can only hope that this prison sentence gives Warby time to reflect on his poor life choices.”
Suffolk Constabulary has three Sentinel teams based across the county that utilise the automatic number plate recognition network to target high-level criminality and organised crime groups and deny criminals use of the road network.
The sentencing comes as the force is carrying out its Christmas campaign highlighting the dangers of drink-driving. It is one of the Fatal 4* main causes of death and serious injury on Suffolk’s roads.