Isak Hamilton Filmalter pleads guilty to dangerous, drink driving crash at Nambour
A construction designer has caused havoc with his heinous driving when he almost ran down a pedestrian while drunk behind the wheel.
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A Burnside construction designer “could’ve killed” pedestrians or motorists in Nambour after he drunkenly caused a horror crash.
Maroochydore Magistrates Court heard on Friday that Isak Hamilton Filmalter was almost three times the limit when he sparked chaos in the Nambour CBD in a drunken crash, which caused his car to slide across the road on its roof at about 79km/h.
His driving chaos was retold in court following his pleas of guilty to dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and mid range drink driving.
Police prosecutor Jeanette Grigoris said the Burnside man was seen driving on the incorrect side of the road on Mitchell St and Mill Ln in Nambour about 5.50pm on September 28 last year.
A pedestrian told police they witnessed the driver mount the footpath and rush towards them. They were forced to cling to a nearby wall to avoid being struck by the Burnside man’s heinous driving.
Sergeant Grigoris said witnesses saw Filmalter drive on the wrong side of the street, strike a light pole and flip his car onto its roof before it came to a stop in an embankment at the intersection of Coronation Ave and Rigby St outside the Nambour Hotel.
Police freed Filmalter from the vehicle who was obviously drunk. He later returned a blood-alcohol level of 0.143 per cent.
The court heard CCTV of the Burnside man’s driving revealed at one point he reached 100km/h in a 60km/h zone in the built up Nambour area.
After his car flipped, Sergeant Grigoris said his vehicle was estimated to be sliding on its roof at 79km/h until it came to a stop.
The entire ordeal stretched for 1.5km or five minutes by car. One pedestrian suffered injuries after debris struck their shin.
Sergeant Grigoris said Filmalter put motorists and pedestrians in serious danger due to his excessive speed and driving.
Defence barrister Jessica Goldie told the court the South African born construction designer completed alcohol rehabilitation and sought help for his mental health.
Ms Goldie said the Burnside man wrote a letter of remorse to the court and stopped drinking for seven months. The court heard his insurer refused to pay for his vehicle damages and was awaiting the costs of the infrastructure damage in Nambour.
Magistrate Rod Madsen accepted Filmalter expressed deep regret and how it was out of character.
Mr Madsen however reiterated the 67-year-old “could’ve caused substantial harm”.
“You could’ve killed somebody,” he told Filmalter.
The Burnside man was jailed for 18 months but granted immediate parole. He was also banned from driving for three years.
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