celebrity gangster-turned-author has been banned from the road after being caught more than one-and-a-half times the drink-drive limit
David Courtney A celebrity gangster-turned-author has been banned from the road after being caught more than one-and-a-half times the drink-drive limit. David Courtney, 52, was pulled over on the M6 in the early hours. He was driving a borrowed Vauxhall Vectra after his wife, the rapper JennyBean, had taken his car following an argument, a court heard. Debbie Byrne, prosecuting, told Macclesfield magistrates court that Courtney had been spotted travelling southbound on the M6 in excess of 70mph. Courtney, who was alone, was pulled over near Knutsford services and spoken to by officers. A roadside breath test proved positive so he was arrested and taken to a police station in Middlewich. There he gave two samples of breath, the lowest of which was 53 microgrammes of alcohol, in 100ml of breath, more than one and a half times the legal limit of 35. Stuart Page, defending, said Courtney had a domestic dispute and his wife had taken all his belongings, including his car. He spoke to one of...