The manager of an alcohol-free pub in Aberdeen, Scotland has been convicted of drunk driving after being caught more than four times over the legal limit following a crash in the city.
Hayden Geraghty, 33, general manager of Sobr bar in Aberdeen, admitted the offense, which occurred on March 7. He was banned from driving for a year and fined a total of £520 ($700).
The charge stated that Geraghty drove after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion in his breath was 99mcg in 100ml, exceeding the legal limit of 22mcg.
Local news outlet Press and Journal reported that he “was found slumped over the wheel of his crashed car while more than four times the limit.”
Danuta DobrzanskiSobr owner Kate Kenyon and manager Hayden Geraghty.
Following the conviction, Sobr owner Kate Kenyon issued a statement, which she said was issued with Geraghty’s agreement. “The matter of Hayden’s court case is very personal to him and he understands the amount of hurt and damage he has caused, both to himself and those closest to him,” she said.
“Since the incident, Hayden has been upfront, open and honest with us about what he has been going through, which we have greatly appreciated, and we have offered support when needed, from both a personal and professional standpoint,” Kenyon added. “His situation further shows why somewhere like Sobr is so important.”
The statement continued: “Behind every statistic is a real person – a reliable colleague, a caring neighbour, a loving mother, a father who never misses a school play. Alcohol abuse does not look the way people imagine and it doesn’t discriminate.”
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Kenyon said the bar is supporting Geraghty and encouraged anyone struggling with alcohol abuse to seek help.
