A LORRY driver who was said to have driven his HGV recklessly through Llanddewi Brefi while three times the legal drink-drive limit has been jailed for 12 weeks.

Ioan Sandu, a 48-year-old foreign national, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates yesterday just 24 hours after being arrested when his lorry crashed on a mountain road four miles outside the village, blocking the route for several hours.

The court was told he gave a breath specimen of 105 microgrammes while in police custody – the legal limit is 35.

In addition to imprisonment, Sandu was also banned from driving for 28 months.

Dyfed-Powys Police had received reports of a lorry driving recklessly through Llanddewi Brefi shortly before 11am on Monday.

The 44-tonne vehicle collided with a car and hedges before becoming stuck on an unclassified road - known locally as Hostel Road - blocking it completely.

The driver was arrested with the help of local residents who stayed with him while officers made their way to the scene.

The road was closed until around 4pm yesterday.