Anti-DUI

Man so drunk he could not remember car attack

A CLITHEROE man lashed out at a car as it drove past him in the town's Church Brow, causing £100 worth of damage.

Blackburn magistrates heard the driver, Steven Jones, and his girlfriend were shocked by the unprovoked attack.

The man responsible, 32-year-old Damian James Turner, later told police he had drunk so much he could not remember what happened.

Turner, of Standen Road, Clitheroe, admitted criminal damage. He was given a conditional discharge for six months and ordered to pay £60 in compensation. A charge of being drunk and disorderly was withdrawn.

Mr Jonathan Taylor (defending) said his client accepted it had been a very unpleasant incident for the couple in the car. "He is the first to admit he has a problem with alcohol," said Mr Taylor.