Student, 18, guilty of ‘drunk cycling’

An 18-year old Leaving Certificate student guilty of ‘drunk cycling’ “could have caused a terrible accident”, a judge has said.

At Ennis District Court, Judge Patrick Durcan made his comment after Ghanaian national Sylvanus Akpaku pleaded guilty to the new offence of drunk cycling under the 2010 Road Traffic Act.

Akpaku of 4 Church View, Barefield, Ennis, Co Clare, pleaded guilty to driving a pedal cycle under the influence to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the bicycle at Barefield on Sept 13 last.