Drink-driving policeman crashed into garden

A drink-driving policeman crashed into a front garden while out looking for his wife, a court has heard.

Edward Magill got behind the wheel after a night out in Whitehead, Co Antrim ended in a row between the couple, his lawyer said.

The 54-year-old, whose address was given as PSNI Springfield Road in Belfast, was banned from driving for 12 months.

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Magill, described as having a 25-year police career, was arrested in the early hours of July 30.