Drink drivers saturate court system
Wednesday October 22, 2008
Drink driving offenders clogged the Cobar Local Court system last week, with Magistrate R Maiden sentencing 12 offenders and adjourning the cases of a number of others.
A 17 year old P plate driver who had a mid range blood alcohol concentration when she was caught driving a car with four passengers, and then lied to police about being the driver, was disqualified from driving for six months and fined $400.
She was also placed on a good behaviour bond for six months with the condition that she attend a traffic offenders programme.
Another P plater, aged 18 years, was also disqualified from driving for six months and fined $400 after being convicted in Cobar Local Court last week of driving with a mid-range prescribed concentration of alcohol (PCA).
According to the police facts presented to the court, the man had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.115 when he was caught driving in Wetherell Crescent last month.
A high range drink driver who crashed his vehicle into a gutter in Woodiwiss Avenue was placed on a good behaviour bond for two years after pleading guilty to the charge.
The 37 year old man had his charge conditionally discharged.
A woman who had a mid range PCA when she failed to give way and collided with another vehicle also appeared in court last week.
She was found guilty of the charge but Magistrate R Maiden dismissed the charge and elected not to record a conviction under Section 10 of the Crimes Act.
A 44 year old woman had her mid range drink driving charge conditionally discharged.
She was placed on a good behaviour bond for one year after being found guilty of driving in Louth Road with a BAC of 0.115 last month.
A 21 year old woman pleaded guilty to driving with a mid range PCA and was disqualified from driving for one year.
She was also fined $500 and placed on a good behaviour bond for one year.
The P plater had been caught driving in Barton Street with a BAC of 0.085, and was also issued with warnings at the time for not displaying P plates on the vehicle and not carrying her licence.
A 22 year old man who was caught driving a utility in Margaret Street with a number of people in the rear tray was found guilty of driving with a mid range PCA.
He was fined $500 and disqualified from driving for six months.
Two men, aged 26 and 27, both had their charges of driving with a mid range PCA conditionally discharged in court.
The 26 year old was placed on a good behaviour bond for 12 months, while the 27 year old will serve a good behaviour bond for 18 months.
A 24 year old female P plate driver caught with a BAC of 0.03 also had her charge conditionally discharged in court, and will serve a good behaviour bond for one year.
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