AN EX-MINISTRY of Defence firearms officer caught almost four times the drink-driving limit has been disqualified for two years.
Francis Tanner, 59, of 61 Greenfield Road, Hamilton, admitted driving on Oban’s George Street on February 4 while 100ml of his breath measured 84mg of alcohol, exceeding the limit of 22mg.
Procurator fiscal Eoin McGinty told Oban Sheriff Court on Monday that police had observed a driver ‘failing to maintain a straight line and swerving when not necessary’. When Tanner was stopped, officers smelled alcohol and arrested him after a breath test proved positive.