A man who recorded a breath analysis of 0.207, was told to reflect on how much his driving would've been affected at that reading, when he appeared in Mudgee Local Court on Wednesday.
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Andrew Steven Turner of Buccleugh Street, Cassilis, was sentenced to a two-year Community Corrections Order and disqualified for nine months which will be followed by a 48-month interlock period.
On the afternoon of Saturday, September 7, 2019, police were called about the 39-year-old driving to Rylstone from Lue while under the influence of alcohol.
Officers patrolled the area, found and stopped his vehicle, and a roadside breath test was positive to alcohol. Turner was taken to Kandos Police Station, where the breath analysis of 0.207 was recorded.
When he was initially stopped and asked he'd consumed any alcohol he admitted to "five or six". However, he later told police that he honestly couldn't remember how many he'd had.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge 'Drive with high range PCA (Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol)' when he represented himself in court. It was listed as a second or subsequent, because he had a low range PCA offence within the last five years.
Upon reading the police facts, Magistrate David Day asked Turner, "do you realise how dangerous this was?" To which he replied, "yes, very much so".
"Your driving wouldn't have just been affected, it would've been affected quite badly, you were a danger to other road users," his honour continued.
Magistrate Day also noted, "you're a publican, you should've known better". And Turner agreed, telling the court that in the past he'd stopped others from drink driving and had promoted the 'Plan B' campaign.
