Drink and drug drivers appear in Essex's lower courts every week.

The offences usually attract a compulsory driving ban and usually results in a hefty fine.

These are some of the drink and drug drivers to appear in magistrates' courts in Chelmsford and Colchester.

Saray Boncea, 21, of Caelum Drive, Colchester, was found to have 43 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when she was stopped in Eastern Approach on January 21.

The legal limit is 35.

At Colchester Magistrates’ Court on February 10 Boncea admitted the offence and was handed a 14 month ban.

She was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £105 costs and a £34 victim services charge.

Stephen Rogers, 34, of Ipswich Road, Colchester was caught with 45 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when he was stopped in a white van in Grange Road on January 26.

The legal limit is 35.

At Colchester Magistrates’ Court on February 10 he was banned from driving for 13 months.

Rodgers was fined £120 and ordered to pay a £34 victim services charge and £105 prosecution costs.

Phillip Lyon, 39, of Beechwood Close, Colchester, was caught with 113 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when he was stopped in Iceni Way on January 22.

The legal limit is 35.

Lyon admitted the offence when he appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on February 10.

He was handed a 27 month driving ban and must complete 120 hours unpaid work.

Lyon was also ordered to pay £105 prosecution costs and £95 victim services fund charge.

Bryan Fowler, 48, of Princeton Mews, Colchester, was found to have 26 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood when he was stopped in a BMW on August 21.

The legal limit is 10 micrograms.

At Colchester Magistrates’ Court on January 27 he admitted the offence and was banned from driving for 12 months.

He was also fined £147 and ordered to pay £105 prosecution costs and a £34 victim service charge.

Danny Bygrave, 36, of Turner Road, Colchester, was found to have 40 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood when he was stopped on August 4.

The legal limit is 10 micrograms. At Colchester Magistrates’ Court on January 27 he admitted the offence and was handed ten penalty points.

He avoided a totting disqualification due to work and family issues.

Bygrave was also fined £200 and ordered to pay £105 prosecution costs and a £34 victim service charge.

Kimberley Almond, 31, of Beechwood Close, Colchester, was found to have 51 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when she was stopped in the car park of the Ancient Briton public house on January 22.

The legal limit is 35.

At Colchester Magistrates’ Court on February 10 she admitted the offence and was banned from the roads for 15 months.

She was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £105 prosecution costs and a £34 victim service charge.

Almond also admitted driving without insurance and driving otherwise in accordance with a licence for which she received no separate penalties.

Colin Corness, 43, of Erica Walk, Colchester, was found to have 55 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when he was stopped on January 14.

At Colchester Magistrates’ Court on January 28 he admitted the offence.

Corness was banned from the roads for three years.

He was also made subject of a curfew for eight weeks meaning he cannot leave his address between 7pm and 7am.

Corness was also ordered to pay £105 prosecution costs and a £95 victim service charge.

He also admitted driving without insurance and driving otherwise in accordance with a licence for which he received no separate penalties.

Spencer Byers, 47, of Wellesley Road, Clacton, was found to have 49 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood when he was stopped on September 16.

The legal limit is 10 micrograms. At Colchester Magistrates’ Court on February 2 he admitted the offence.

He was banned from driving for 12 months and fined £160.

Byers must also pay £105 prosecution costs and a £95 victim service charge.

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