AN IT worker has been banned from the roads after he broke the law in Hereford.
Simon Chittick entered a guilty plea to one count of failing to provide a specimen for analysis while in charge of a vehicle when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford earlier this month.
The court heard from prosecutor Thomas Wickstead that the 48-year-old had caught the attention of a woman who filed a police report on July 10. She told police she was "concerned about a driver on the road" and gave Chittick's vehicle details.
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Chittick, a self-employed IT contractor of Waggoners Way, Hereford, was arrested an hour and a half later. When police asked to breathalyse him, he refused and said that he had not been drink-driving, but had drank alcohol after driving.
He was arrested and taken to custody, but continued to refuse to give evidential samples.
Magistrates handed Chittick a totting disqualification of six months and fined him £440. He must also pay a victim surcharge of £176 and court costs of £85.
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