A man who drove a van without care and attention blamed his erratic driving on being ‘tired’.
Alex Paul Hepworth, 25, of Coverdale, Hull admitted to driving a vehicle without due care and attention on the A614 at Driffield. The offence took place on Monday 17 December last year.
Prosecution solicitor Andrew Sterling said: “Mr Hepworth was driving a small van along the A614 heading towards Driffield. An unmarked police vehicle placed himself behind Mr Hepworth’s van and he noticed that the van was driving in such an erratic fashion it was weaving from side to side.
Mr Sterling said the Hepworth was eventually stopped and when questioned by police said he was on his way to work and felt very tired.
In mitigation for himself Hepworth said: “First of all I would like to apologise. I was tired really. I had not been very well the night before, I had been up all night. I didn’t want to call in sick so I drove anyway and started going off at the wheel.”
Prudence Blake, presiding magistrate at Bridlington Magistrates’ Court, said: “This is going to cost you dear.”
She fined him £260, along with court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £26. Five penalty points were imposed on Hepworth’s licence.