A Yamba man’s adventure in his golf buggy whilst intoxicated on a Friday night last month had its sequel in the Maclean Local Court on Tuesday, July 13.
The man, who recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.135, was convicted on charges of driving the golf buggy whilst intoxicated and using an unregistered vehicle on a public road. In addition to fines of $500 and $250, respectively, the man was disqualified from driving for 6 months.
The man’s legal representative proposed to the court that the level of criminality was lessened by the man driving his buggy rather than the car parked in his garage.
However, the magistrate would not have any of that argument and said that it would have made no difference had the defendant been riding a push bike. By his actions the defendant had put others, along with himself, in danger.
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