Nelio Miguel Quintal Caldeira was seen driving his silver Renault Megane through town in an erratic manner in the early hours of 4 August, the Magistrate’s Court heard this week.

St. Helier Centenier Paul Huelin, prosecuting, said police officers stopped him in David Place just before 03:30 and noticed his eyes were glazed and speech was slow. They asked him to carry out a roadside breath test, which he failed.

A further test at police headquarters showed he had 63 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal maximum is 35 micrograms.


Pictured: The case was heard by Relief Magistrate David Le Cornu.

The court heard that Caldeira had a previous conviction from June 2014, of failing to provide a breath specimen.

He said: “I’m guilty as charged. That’s all I want to say.”

Relief Magistrate David Le Cornu said he was imposing a harsh sentence because it was a second offence.

He allowed him to pay the fine at the rate of £100 per week. Caldeira will have to retake the driving test before driving again.