A DRINK driver who 'felt fine' to drive was left bloodied after a crash in Worcester.

Leigh Greenberg of Foxglove Road, Worcester, admitted driving with excess alcohol when he appeared before magistrates in Worcester.

The 34-year-old was behind the wheel of a black Honda Civic when he was involved in a crash in Bath Road, Worcester on May 26.

A breath test revealed 62mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. the legal limit is 35mcg.

Roger Bleazard, prosecuting, said Greenberg responded 'no comment' to questions in his first police interview but made full and frank admissions in his second.

No previous convictions had been recorded against him.

Jason Patel, defending, asked that Greenberg be given full credit for his timely guilty plea and had no previous history of offending.

He added: "He loses his good character here today."

The carpenter was also able to hand up five letters which Patel said he hoped gave 'a true measure' of Greenberg's character.

Mr Patel said on the day in question Greenberg had consumed three cans of Carlsberg and had been in a hot tub, leaving him dehydrated.

He said Greenberg had been liaising with a female friend who asked him to visit. The defendant left his home and drove 'around the corner' to her home when he was involved in a collision.

"The wing mirror has come in which has hit his driver's window which has shattered onto him. He cut his head which was covered in blood" said Mr Patel. Greenberg said he had 'felt fine to drive'.

Greenberg travelled a short distance but returned to the scene of the collision near the Harvester.

Mr Patel said the accident did not happen at great speed and was 'an error of judgement on his part' and described Greenberg as 'clearly remorseful'.

Greenberg is a carpenter and has been working in Kempsey and Droitwich and the court was told that a driving disqualification would have a grave effect upon him.

He does not earn enough to pay for a driver and the inevitable ban will mean his father has to come out of retirement at the age of 67 to drive him to his jobs which would be a 'strain' on him Mr Patel told the court.

The VW Transporter is what Greenberg uses to carry all his tools.

Magistrates banned him from driving for 17 months and fined him £580, ordered him to pay £135 costs and a £68 victim surcharge, making a total of £773.

However, he was offered a drink drive course which he must organise and pay for himself and which will reduce the length of the ban. He must complete the course by July 5 and if he does so the ban will end on September 5, 2018 instead of January, 2019.

Greenberg offered to pay the money he owed the court within 28 days.