Warren Leigh Skelton in court for drink driving

A man who panicked after waking up in unfamiliar territory and believing he’d been robbed and drugged was more than three times over the limit when he drove to the police station.

Warren Leigh Skelton leaves Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning.

A Cannonvale man who woke up in Airlie Beach believing he had been drugged and robbed has been fined $1000 for driving while more than three times the legal limit.

Warren Leigh Skelton pleaded guilty to drink drinking in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

The court heard at 4:30am on September 11, Skelton drove to the Whitsundays Police Station in Cannonvale to report his phone and wallet had been stolen.

Upon his arrival, station officers could smell liquor on him and detained him for the purpose of a breath test, which revealed a blood alcohol of 0.171, more than three times the legal limit.

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In a statement to the court Skelton, who represented himself, said:

“I am truly sorry for my actions on that day and regret my decisions which culminate in me being here today.

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“I had just broken up with my girlfriend and lost my job and was dealing with serious depression and anxiety.

“That night I woke up in a strange place and thought I had been drugged and my personal belongings stolen. I panicked and drove my car when I should not have.”

He was fined $1000 and suspended from driving for six months,

A conviction was recorded.