Jarvis Raphael Doheny pleads guilty to traffic offences in Maroochydore Magistrates Court

An 18-year-old dad has been warned by a magistrate that his driving behaviour could land him in jail. Read what landed him in court.

An 18-year-old dad who did doughnuts and sped away from police has been warned by a magistrate that he could end up in jail.

Jarvis Raphael Doheny, 18, of Buderim pleaded guilty in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on August 24, 2022 to disobeying the speed limit and three counts of driving without a licence while disqualified by a court order.

Magistrate Rod Madsen placed him on probation for 18 months.

Police prosecutor Nick Nitschke said police noticed a black Holden Commodore on Maroochydore Rd about 1pm on May 12, 2022, because the vehicle and the owner, the defendant, had come to their attention in the weeks prior.

“They were aware he was disqualified,” Sergeant Nitschke said.

The police prosecutor said that when the police made a U-turn, the defendant accelerated heavily and wove around traffic to avoid them.

Sergeant Nitschke said due to public safety, police did not attempt to intercept the vehicle and dashcam footage showed it was the defendant behind the wheel.

When police went to arrest him the next day, the defendant jumped a balcony and ran away but was found a short time later.

They questioned him about a report from the member of the public that stated the same vehicle was seen doing doughnuts on Fishermans Rd on May 11, 2022.

The police prosecutor said the defendant admitted to police he was driving.

The police prosecutor also said that on April 28, 2022, when police were conducting inquiries at a home they noticed the defendant drive up to the home and then drive away.

The concreter, who represented himself, said there was nothing he wished to say about the incidents and if he went to jail he might lose his job and he had a child to look after.

Magistrate Madsen said by choosing to drive less than one week after being disqualified by a magistrate, the defendant was “thumbing his nose” at the magistrate and putting other people at risk.

“You can get an actual term of imprisonment imposed,” he said.

He also fined Doheny $850 and disqualified him from driving for three years.

A conviction was not recorded.