A MOTORIST who drove while disqualified will be sentenced at the crown court next month.

Karl Olstrum, 31, drove a Volkswagen Polo on Croadella Avenue, Egremont on February 12, while he was disqualified from holding a driving licence.

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Olstrum pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance, when he appeared at Workington Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

The case was committed to Carlisle Crown Court for sentence on May 19.

Olstrum, of Sneckyeat Grove, Whitehaven, was granted unconditional bail.