A man has been banned from the roads after being caught drink driving.

Alinafe Mulenga, 32, from Winterbourne Gunner was found asleep in his vehicle with the engine running in the middle of the A338.

At 3am on Friday, July 28, PC Evans and EO Homewood of Wiltshire Police came across a vehicle which was static in the middle of the road with the lights turned on and engine running. PC Evans got out to investigate and saw that Mulenga was in the driver’s seat asleep. When awoken, he tried to start the car, although it was already running. PC Evans took hold of the keys and Mulenga exited the car and started to run away before he was detained.

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Mulenga blew 91 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath on the roadside breathalyzer, over two-and-a-half times the legal limit. He was arrested and taken to custody in Swindon.

On Wednesday, August 25, Mulenga pleaded guilty to, driving a motor vehicle with alcohol level above the legal limit, using a motor vehicle on a road/public place without third party insurance and driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence

Mulenga was banned from driving for 40 months with an 18-month community order.

PC Evans said: “Unfortunately, finding drink drivers isn’t uncommon, but finding one asleep in the middle of the road with the engine and lights running is. At that time of the morning on the A338, with patchy fog, he could have caused a serious crash. The fact that he didn’t have a license or insurance makes this especially concerning.”