A MOTORIST who admitted driving while almost five times the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the road for 16 months at Selkirk Sheriff Court.

Twenty eight year old Spencer Craig of Cotgreen Road, Tweedbank, pleaded guilty to driving with a breath/alcohol count of 103 microgrammes - the legal limit being 22.

The offence happened in Tweedbank Drive, Tweedbank, on Friday, April 5.

In addition to the disqualification he was fined £350.