Blackpool biker downed 12 pints and whiskey the night before crash

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A 30-year-old motorcyclist downed 12 pints the night before he smashed into a parked car in Blackpool.

Tyler Rosbottom was almost three times over the limit when he overshot a corner and crashed his bike, Blackpool Magistrates heard today (Friday, October 7).

The court heard that the 30-year-old from Brendon Walk, Blackpool had binged on a dozen pints and some whiskey the previous night.

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Rosbottom was banned from driving for two years and was placed on an alcohol abstinence tag for sixty days.

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He was also ordered to pay £199 costs.

His lawyer Patrick Nelligan said: "He will be able to use a bicycle to get to work."

You can read more of the latest cases from Blackpool Magistrates’ Court in our round-up here.