David Phillip Emery punched police officer after Hervey Bay crash

A 43-year-old Learner driver was found at the scene of the crash at Hervey Bay laying beside his car. When police arrived and asked for a breath test he told them to ‘get f-----’.

A drunk Learner driver who ran up the back of another vehicle punched a police officer at the scene of the crash after becoming aggressive with the paramedics trying to treat him.

David Phillip Emery, 43, pleaded guilty in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court to assaulting a police officer, drink driving, driving without due care and attention, driving unaccompanied as a learner and not displaying L plates.

The court heard the two-car crash happened at Duckinwilla when Emery, driving a white sedan, approached a line of traffic at roadworks and failed to slow down.

He collided with the rear of a four-wheel drive.

When police arrived, he was laying beside the sedan.

The officers asked Emery to provide a sample of breath, but he told them to “get f-----”.

He was placed in the back of an ambulance but became aggressive with the paramedics.

When a police officer came over to manage the situation, Emery struck the officer in the face with a clenched fist, the court heard.

Blood tests later released he had a reading of .153 blood alcohol content.

Emery said he couldn’t remember the incident.

The court heard he accepted the facts and felt remorse for his actions.

He had faced court on another drink driving offence earlier this year.

Emery was fined $2500 and he was disqualified from driving for 12 months.