Powys man pleads guilty to driving Fiat dangerously on M4
Ruari Brown, 29, of Blaen y Gors Farm in Ystradgynlais plead guilty to a charge of dangerous driving on the M4 in Cardiff earlier this year.
At a hearing on Thursday (July 17) at Mold Magistrates Court, Brown was accused of driving a Fiat 500x Cross in a dangerous manner on the M4 in Cardiff between Junction 32 and Junction 40.
The court heard that the incident took place on February 16 this year.
As a result, he was accused of breaking the laws set out in section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
He pleaded guilty to the offence and the court issued an interim disqualification before he is sentenced next month.
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