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A drunk driver caught behind the wheel of his Mercedes with a bottle of champagne told police he was taking his wife to the emergency dentist.

Endurance Aneni, of Church Street, was stopped less than a mile from his home after officers found him veering across two lanes in Chapel Street in the early hours of December 30.

Blackpool Magistrates heard how officers spotted an open bottle of champagne in his car but the 40-year-old had refused to provide a roadside breath test.

He was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and taken to a local police station where a later test revealed he was three times over the limit.

Endurance Aneni, 40, of Church Street, Blackpool was stopped less than a mile from his home after police found him veering across two lanes in Chapel Street in the early hours of December 30. He has been banned from driving for two years

Aneni told the court his wife had been suffering from toothache in the early hours of the morning and the couple were driving to A&E to seek treatment.

No explanation was provided for the open bottle of champagne found next to the driver’s seat, the court heard.

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He admitted drink driving but asked magistrates not to ban him from the road, telling them he needed to drive to take his children to sports events.

Despite his plea, he was banned from driving for two years. He was also ordered to complete forty hours unpaid work and pay £199 costs.

Blackpool drink driver blames wife’s toothache for getting behind the wheel