Pensioner who went to 'a number of pubs for lunch' crashed and left car nose-down

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A motorist who drove his car into the side of a house, leaving it wedged nose-down against a wall, has vowed never to get behind the wheel again.

Andrew Hawthorn, 65, was trying to find his way out of a car park in Buckfastleigh but instead sped through a garden fence and over a retaining wall.

He had to be rescued by firefighters from his vertical vehicle which became wedged nose-down between the wall and the side of a property.

He told magistrates in Torquay who banned him from driving for 20 months, I will probably never drive again, it seems like the right move to me.

The incident happened on February 8.

The court was told Hawthorne had been for a lunchtime drink in a number of Buckfastleigh pubs when he decided to get into his car.

A witness told police he appeared to be muttering to himself and walking slightly unsteadily towards his Honda Jazz.

He was seen to drive towards the exit of the car park on Mardle Way but instead of leaving safely by the usual route drove through a fence and over the retaining wall.

The car was left vertical between the garden wall and a block of flats.

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Pensioner who went to 'a number of pubs for lunch' crashed and left car nose-down