A Knighton man who crashed his car while over the drink drive limit, has been banned from the road

Ryan Mellings admitted drink driving in a Mini Cooper on the B4355 near Knighton on April 6, when he appeared in Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The 21 year-old of Noble Court was not at the scene when police arrived but witnesses confirmed he was driving and the vehicle was registered to him.

Prosecuting, Ms Skye Connors said police received a call from a Relay Centre on April 6 to say a collision had occurred on an Iphone crash detection system. Officers were sent to the crash site and they came across the Mini Cooper on the opposite side of the carriageway with significant damage particularly to the front near side.

The vehicle was registered to Mellings and although he was not present, witnesses confirmed he had been driving and he was local to the area.