Drinker threw himself in front of cars

11:40am Monday 11th February 2008

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A MAN was taken to hospital after throwing himself in front of cars.

Blackburn magistrates heard the drunken 20-year-old left Accident and Emergency after being abusive to staff.

And Christopher Sean Booth was arrested on the car park of Royal Blackburn Hospital when he began to urinate at the side of the road after police arrived.

Booth, 20, of Whalley Road, Read, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly.

He was fined £75 with £75 cots.

Catherine Allan, prosecuting, said that police were informed of an incident at Royal Blackburn Hospital at 1.15 pm on Saturday February 2.

They were told that a drunken man had absconded from the hospital after being brought in by ambulance.

"The police found him on the car park and he was clearly drunk," said Miss Allan.

"He shouted at them that all he wanted to do was walk home."

Miss Allan said that while he was being arrested Booth stuck his fingers in his eyes and said "You know I'll do it."

Booth, who was not represented, said he could remember nothing of the incident.

He had thrown himself in front of cars in Manchester Road, Accrington.

"I am stopping drinking and I am going to see a counsellor in Burnley," he said.