A MAN from Anglesey was arrested over the weekend after being found to be driving while more than four times the legal limit for alcohol.

A 29-year-old man was stopped on the A55 shortly after 10pm on Saturday, 11 February, after his car hit a speed of 114mph on the A55.

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The driver, in a Volkswagen Golf, was soon breathalised, where his test gave a reading of 162mg, almost five times the legal limit of 35mg per 100 millilitres of breath.

He was then arrested and taken into custody where a further test gave a reading of 84.

He has been charged with drink driving, and will appear at Caernarfon Magistrates Court next month.

A North Wales Police spokesperson said: "Busy weekend, but one incident of note was a VW Golf clocked travelling 114mph on the A55 on Anglesey just after 10pm on Saturday.

"Car stopped, driver provided a roadside breath test reading of 162 (legal limit being 35mg of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath).

"He was arrested and taken to custody where a further test gave a reading of 84.

"The 29-year-old man, who is local to Anglesey, has been charged with drink driving and will appear before Caernarfon Magistrates Court later next month."