Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Hyde man Christopher Day has been disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay a £635 fine after being found guilty of drink driving without due care at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court.
Day was arrested and provided a positive breath test in custody last month after his Ford Fiesta ST lost control on the M56 and struck the central reservation and collided with the barrier.
The 30-year old managed to exit the vehicle and escape with minor injuries just before it was engulfed in flames. No other vehicles or persons were involved. For more stories from where you live, visit InYourArea.
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