A DRINK driver who left his crashed car in the middle of a road has vowed to change his lifestyle after he was banned from the road.

Jordan Beeson, 27 and from Newtown, pleaded guilty to driving while above the limit and also causing a vehicle to be left in a dangerous position at Welshpool Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Magistrates heard that on September 8 this year, Beeson left his black Audi A1 in the middle of the carriageway in Kerry Road, Newtown, after he collided with a barrier and left the front right wheel damaged beyond use.

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Prosecutor Helen Tench told the court that police had been informed a vehicle was close to colliding with traffic lights and then traced the vehicle to the defendant.

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Police searched for him at the scene, leading him to run off from officers before he was stopped, arrested and given a breath test where he admitted the offences.

According to Mrs Tench, he told police ‘yes I’m drunk, I’ve driven my car and crashed and I’ve had enough’.

He then gave a breath test reading of 64mg per 100 ml of breath, nearly twice the legal limit.

In mitigation, defending solicitor Gurleen Kaur told the court that her client was struggling with his mental health and was going through counselling because of a traumatic incident in his childhood.

Ms Kaur added that her client had shown remorse, which was proven by his early guilty plea plus full cooperation with police on the night of his arrest.

She added: “He doesn’t drink daily but when he does, mistakes are made and since the incident, he hasn’t consumed alcohol.

“He has recently become a father and he wants to make lifestyle changes.”

Stephen Pembroke, chairman of the bench, said that the work Beeson had begun on addressing alcohol issues meant he was not required to work with probation.

He said: “We have concern over the limit of alcohol in your body that night and your crashing of the car.

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“We don’t think there’s any assistance probation can bring you because of your work with Kaleidoscope and we’re better leaving you to get on with it.”

He was fined £300 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £120 plus costs of £85, totalling £505 overall.

He was banned from driving for 22 months, until August 2026; however, if he completes a drink-driving rehabilitation course by January 2026, he will be eligible to drive again by March 2026.