Man avoids jail after drink-drive crash

A man who crashed his car in Douglas town centre was four times the drink-drive limit, a court's heard.

James St John Lindley Bedford of Robert Stephen Close in Douglas admitted drink-driving after the incident in November 11.

The court heard he'd drunk a bottle of wine and a shot of rum after finishing work at the Hooded Ram shop on North Quay, and then crashed in Ridgeway Street.

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes heard he was struggling to come to terms with historic abuse.

She imposed a 12-week prison sentence suspended for two years, banned him from the roads for six years and ordered him to pay £125 costs.