“She then noticed the van scrapping her car after colliding with the rear passenger side.
“It went through a red light and didn’t stop before hitting a Ford Focus and reversing into a Vauxhall Zafira near the junction with the A48.
“Paul Jones was driving home from work in his Focus.
“He could tell the defendant had been drinking. He was slurring his words.
“Mr Jones prevented him from leaving and took pictures of his van.”
The police were called and they arrested Hamilton.
The defendant was taken to Newport Central police station where he gave a reading of 79 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.