A MAN drove into two cars after taking eight painkillers and drinking a bottle of beer after his wife told him she wanted a divorce, a court was told.

Grzegorz Kardas, aged 38, of Spinney Grove, Evesham, ad-mitted driving without due care and attention and failing to stop and report an accident.

Clare Linehan, prosecuting at Worcester Magistrates Court, said at 9.30pm on November 13 last year, a witness living in Briar Close, Evesham, heard a loud banging and a car revving in the street and saw a vehicle collide with a car parked on her neighbour’s driveway.

Mrs Linehan said: “That caused damage to that car and also a fence. She went to call the police and her son saw the vehicle collide with a second car which was his car. The young man went out and identified the vehicle and he reported that to the police.”

When police attended Kardas’s home address they saw his car had fresh looking scrapes on it.

Kardas, who works as an engineer, accepted he was the driver. He said he had been suffering from bad headaches and stress and had taken eight Nurofen and drunk a small bottle of beer and later could not remember anything.

Defending Kardas, Edward Gaynor-Smith said on the day of the accident Kardas had expected his wife and children to arrive from Poland but instead she called him to say they were not coming and she wanted a divorce. “This caused him a great deal of stress,” said Mr Gaynor-Smith. “He lives and works here, miles away from his children. It came as a shock.

“He had been to see a friend. He drove off and realised he was in a very upset state.

“The two collisions occurred and he immediately stopped the car and walked back to his friend’s. His use of English is limited and he was unsure as to what he should do. Up to this point he was a man of good character.”

For failing to stop and report the accident, Kardas was fined £290 and his licence was endorsed with seven penalty points. For careless driving he was fined £55 and his licence was endorsed with three penalty points. He was also ordered to pay £60 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.