A Cyclist has been fined after pleading guilty to riding a bicycle whilst over the drink drive limit. 

A statement from the RGP follows below:

A UK national has been fined after pleading guilty to riding a bicycle whilst over the  drink drive limit.  

Robert Harris, 66, was fined £600, which was reduced to £400 due to an early guilty  plea. 

The court heard that, at about 2300hrs on Friday 22 December 2023, officers were  dispatched to Bayside Road following a report that a cyclist had collided with a  pedestrian. 

As Harris described his version of events, officers detected the smell of alcohol on  his breath and noticed that his speech was slurred. 

In a roadside breath test, Harris blew 67ug so he was arrested and taken to New  Mole House where he blew 58ug on the evidential machine.