William Zachery Brown lost control and flipped his car driving home from Noosa’s Rolling Rock nightclub

A 20-year-old miner had been at a Noosa nightclub for hours before he lost control and flipped his car onto its side, a court has heard.

William Zachery Brown climbed out of his flipped car after he lost control and crashed into an embankment driving home from Noosa's Rolling Rock nightclub. Picture: Laura Pettigrew.

A young miner has been punished after flipping his car driving home from a nightclub session in Noosa.

William Zachery Brown, 20, was forced to climb out of his car after he lost control and flipped into an embankment in Tewantin at 2:40am on September 4.

Police prosecutor Phillip Stephens originally told the court the car had flipped multiple times but later conceded the car had flipped onto its side stopping in an embankment.

“Police arrived at the incident location and observed the driver climbing out of the passenger side door as the vehicle … was resting on its side,” he said.

“He (Brown) said he was not driving to road conditions at the time which contributed to the crash.”

The Cooroy man returned a blood-alcohol reading of 0.058 per cent after the crash.

The court heard Brown had no criminal history.

Brown pleaded guilty in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Friday to driving without due care and attention while over the general alcohol limit.

Defence lawyer Peter Boyce said Brown had been at the Rolling Rock since 9pm and didn’t think he was over the limit.

Mr Boyce said the vehicle simply rolled onto its side after losing control on the wet road.

“As he got to the roundabout his rear passenger side wheel hit the roundabout and the protruded it out of control over the embankment,” he said.

He said Brown had no passengers at the time of the crash and cooperated with police, making admissions about what happened.

The court heard Brown had recently started a job in the mines that required him to start at 5:45am and finish at 6:15pm.

Mr Boyce said without a licence Brown would be forced to catch a plane to the mining town where he could get a lift to his camp and leave for work earlier to allow for the bus schedule.

“He’s keen to continue work in the mines because he sees this as an opportunity that he hasn’t had previously and he realises this couldn’t have come at a worse time,” Mr Boyce said.

He said the former Good Shepherd Lutheran College student had deliberately gone to the mines to get away from the area and save money.

Magistrate Maxine Baldwin said it was not the most serious charge.

“It just shows you how quickly almost the legal limit of alcohol can impact on you, “she said.

“ … You’re a bit slower to react because you need a second more than everyone else regardless just because alcohol is a relaxant.”

Brown was disqualified for 1 month and fined $550.

A conviction was recorded.