Jemil Furgan: Logan lawyer’s son pleads guilty in court
The security guard son of one of Logan’s top lawyers snuck out of the family home to drink booze, which was prohibited under his family’s faith, a court heard.
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The security guard son of one of Logan’s top lawyers has been busted speeding on the Pacific Motorway by almost 50km/h while over the general blood alcohol limit.
In an unrelated incident, Jemil Furgan, 22, the son of Furgan Lawyers principal Mikail Furgan, was discovered snoozing behind the wheel on a service road about 1km away from the family’s Loganholme address.
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Beenleigh Magistrates Court heard Furgan had snuck out of the family home to drink alcohol, which was forbidden under the family’s Islamic faith, in his car.
The first two offences were committed on April 23.
Officers from the Road Policing Task Force were monitoring the Pacific Motorway at Loganholme when they witnessed a car travelling “considerably higher” than the 100km/h speed limit in the left lane.
When questioned by police, Furgan said he thought he was travelling “a little over” 110km/h. He had been clocked at 148km/h, the court heard.
Police detected “a very strong scent” of liquor on Furgan. He returned a reading of 0.068 per cent blood alcohol content.
In an unrelated incident less than a month later, on May 20, officers on mobile patrol about 10.30pm at Loganholme discovered Furgan asleep at the wheel on a service road running alongside the Pacific Motorway.
His vehicle’s lights were on and Furgan was sweating, the court heard.
He had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a strong scent of liquor.
He returned a reading of 0.115 per cent BAC
Defence counsel James Godbolt told the court his client had not driven in two-and-a-half months since the mid-range drink driving offence and had lost his job as a security guard as a result.
He said Furgan had suffered a relationship breakdown in the lead-up to the offending and was struggling to control his urge to drink, even though he knew it to be forbidden by his faith.
Magistrate Michael O’Driscoll told him to “seek help” from a professional.
He was disqualified from driving for six months and fined $2345.