A man involved in a car smash has admitted drink-driving.
Mark Pearson, 36, pleaded guilty to the offence at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court in Huddersfield.
The offence happened on April 5 at Bradford Road in Cleckheaton.
Police were called after Pearson’s car collided with another vehicle.
He was taken to hospital for treatment and there a blood test revealed that he had 90 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
The legal limit is 80 milligrammes.
Due to a previous similar conviction, Pearson was banned from driving for three years.
Pearson, of Broomfield Terrace in Cleckheaton, was also fined £240 and ordered to pay £85 costs as well as £24 victim surcharge.
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