44yo caught driving less than month after being disqualified
He was busted by the Rainbow Beach police and sentenced to three months jail suspended for two years
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A MAN who was caught driving less than a month after losing his licence has been given a suspended prison sentence in Gympie Magistrates Court this week.
Nathan Cameron Paulsen, 44, was stopped by Rainbow Beach police on March 6 after pulling into a driveway at Neerdie.
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Police prosecutor Lisa Manns said police found out Paulsen had been disqualified from driving for two years and charged him with driving without a licence.
Sergeant Manns said Paulsen told police he was driving because his partner did not know the area well.
Magistrate Chris Callaghan said Paulsen had a history of committing similar offences and sentenced him to three months in prison suspended for two years, and disqualified him from driving for two years.
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