Drunk driver drove car at women on footpath who refused a lift, Cork court told

Arfaan Sharif was banned from driving for five years over the incident in Cobh

Arfaan Sharif pleaded guilty to drink driving. File photo

A drunk driver in Cobh took exception to two young women refusing his offer of a spin home with him and he drove his car on to the footpath in their direction endangering their lives.

Arfaan Sharif of Thomas Kent Street, Cobh, County Cork, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of reckless endangerment where he created a substantial risk of death or serious injury to the two young women. He also pleaded guilty to drink driving.