A young pub worker who fled Tenby after having a pint of beer poured over his head has been handed a drink-drive ban after crashing his car drunk leaving the resort.

Twenty-year-old Ryan Nolan, of St Margarets Way, Herbranston, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving his Citroen C2 after exceeding the prescribed limit of alcohol, when he appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Prosecutor Abul Hussain told the court that on June 6, a witness reported to police that she had heard an ‘almighty bang’ outside a property on Lower Park Road in Tenby, where Mr. Nolan’s car had hit a number of parked vehicles.

“Mr. Nolan’s car had sustained extensive damage. Initially he was not present at the vehicle but other members of the public had stopped him further down the road and he was sat on a wall when the police arrived.

“He had been out with friends in Tenby drinking when he had a fall out with one of the party. He tried to contact his father but couldn’t get hold of him so drove himself.

“Mr. Nolan described himself as an idiot when interviewed by police,” added Mr. Hussain, stating that Mr. Nolan gave a reading of 74 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath at the police station after his arrest.

Defence solicitor Jonathan Webb told the court that an ‘unfortunate set of circumstances’ had brought Mr. Nolan before the court.

He explained that he was employed by a public house in Tenby who had now taken him on as an apprentice brewer at their microbrewery, and was out for the night with some work friends, fully intending to stay at one of their houses.

“Another person that was out with them started on Mr. Nolan, and poured a pint of beer over his head. The night was ruined in his eyes, and he simply wanted to go back home to Herbranston.

“He tried to contact his parents bu failed due to a lack of battery on his mobile phone, before then foolishly taking the decision to drive.

“This is going to have very serious ramifications for him, as he has now lost his vehicle.

“Fortunately, the one good thing is that his employers have not lost faith in him and are going above and beyond to try and find him accommodation in Tenby.

“I have no doubt that this incident is a one-off for this young man, but something he will rue for a period of time,” added Mr. Webb.

Magistrates disqualified Mr. Nolan from driving for a period of 18 months and fined him £178 for the offence.

He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge.