David Ellis Jones of Egremont, Cumbria, was this week jailed for a total of 28 weeks
A disqualified driver who was caught drunk at the wheel on the A55 shockingly took to driving again less than a day after receiving a suspended jail sentence. Traffic police apprehended him once more on the A487 in Llanwnda, Gwynedd, just one day following his court appearance in Caernarfon.
North Wales Police have slammed his behaviour as “selfish, dangerous and irresponsible”. David Ellis Jones from Egremont, Cumbria, has now been sentenced to 28 weeks in prison. On July 22, 61-year-old Jones was stopped for erratic driving on the A55, exiting at junction 10 towards Caernarfon. He was detained after failing a roadside breathalyser with a reading of 97 mg/ml significantly higher than the legal limit of 35 mg/ml.
It was found that he had already been banned from driving due to a previous drink-driving conviction in Cumbria that April. On August 12 in Caernarfon he pleaded guilty to charges of drink driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance. He received a 12-week custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months, and was banned from driving for an additional five years, reports North Wales Live.
Yet by the following day, Jones was back driving and was promptly pulled over and re-arrested by officers on the A487 in Llanwnda. PC Daniel Edwards from the North Wales Police Roads Policing Unit stated that Jones exhibited a “total disregard” for the rulings of the court.
He stated: “Jones clearly has no regard for the safety of other road users, with him completely ignoring the previous disqualifications that he has been issued. His actions not only showed a contempt for the authorities but were also selfish, dangerous and irresponsible. Having your licence taken from you means that the standard of your driving has put yourself and other road users at risk. This may cause an inconvenience but if you choose to continue to drive, the severity of the consequences could be life-changing.
“I am glad that the courts have recognised this and have sentenced him to some time in prison to reflect on his actions and before he brought serious harm to himself or others.”