Drug drivers sentenced in Warwick Magistrates Court

A man who blew up in court after being busted drug driving made a bizarre claim the government only made medical marijuana legal so it could ‘keep the courts in business’. Read what happened to this driver and drug drivers who were nabbed.

A man who lashed out at a magistrate after pleading guilty to drug driving was just one of the matters heard in court relating to drug or drink driving this week.

CONVICTIONS RECORDED

Kirk Gregory Mansfield lashed out at the magistrate after pleading guilty to drug driving on a provisional licence on Monday, September 18.

Kirk Gregory Mansfield snapped at the magistrate after pleading guilty to drug driving on Monday, September 18.

Mansfield was busted on the afternoon of August 4 on the New England Highway, at Alora after being intercepted by police.

A roadside drug test of the cabinet maker returned a positive reading to cannabis.

In Warwick Magistrates Court Mansfield told the magistrate he was originally from Melbourne, and was an ex-ice user who had struggling with addiction for 15 years. He said he was prescribed medical cannabis for back pain.

He snapped at the magistrate and said it was “stupid crazy that the government is giving (marijuana) out, what sort of joke is that”.

“I suppose they have to keep the courts in business,” he said.

“It’s silly you can get done for (drug driving) the next day after smoking it the night before.”

Magistrate Virginia Sturgess told the man “he could not blame the government for that”.

“You will need to find another way to treat your pain if you want to keep your licence,” Ms Sturgess said.

Mansfield was suspended from driving for three months, and received a $500 fine.

Convictions were recorded.

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A man with a history of traffic offences should be careful when driving as Adrian Joshua Mathers quickly remembered.

Killarney man Adrian Joshua Mathers plead guilty after being busted driving with meth (Photo: Facebook)

The self-employed gardener pleaded guilty to drug driving in Warwick Magistrates Court on September 18.

On June 24, the man was busted on Acacia St at Killarney when he was pulled over by police for a breath test about 9am, with officers discovering methamphetamine in his saliva.

The drugged up driver was revealed to have a track record of traffic offences, including two previous counts of the same offence, with the magistrate telling him “you should well and truly know what this offence is”.

Mathers received a $600 fine and lost his licence for six months.

Convictions were recorded.