A Tenby Beer Festival goer who drove around New Hedges roundabout the wrong way after drinking eight pints at the event has appeared in court.

Twenty-four-year-old Dafydd Jones, of Peniel, Carmarthen, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday to admit a charge of driving his VW Golf after exceeding the prescribed limit of alcohol.

He also pleaded guilty to a charge of driving his motor vehicle dangerously on the A478.

The court heard how Mr. Jones gave a reading of 79 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after he’d been arrested.

Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that the incident occurred on November 3 at around 12.15 am, when a police officer on stationary patrol observations in their vehicle parked at the New Hedges roundabout witnessed Mr. Jones travelling from the Pentlepoir direction.

“Due to the drunkenness of the driver he came straight through going round the roundabout the wrong way!

“The police officer immediately put on the blue lights and when the vehicle came around the wrong way again, the concerned officer manoeuvred his vehicle into the roadway, as he’d spotted another vehicle coming in the other direction, and feared a head on collision, so he forced Mr. Jones’ car onto the side verge,” explained Mr. Pritchard-Jones.

“The driver was clearly intoxicated and said when interviewed that he’d been to the Tenby Beer Festival and had drunk around seven to eight pints. He said he was supposed to get a taxi back to Pendine where he was staying, but wasn’t thinking straight and drove.

“Mr. Jones’ recollection is clearly wrong as he was driving from the other way, so he seems to have little idea of what he was doing or where he was!” he added.

Magistrates told the defendant that the incident was so ‘dangerous’ that they would transfer the matter to Swansea Crown Court where Mr. Jones was ordered to appear on December 6 for a further hearing.

The defendant who was released on unconditional bail was told that an interim driving disqualification was now in place until the matter was dealt with at Crown Court.