Three drunk drivers face the music after their hijinks behind the wheel were revealed in court
A fence was no match for a drunk driver who was later found by police rolling a ciggie with bottles littered throughout his car.
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Three drivers have all lost their licences' and been hit with hefty fines after appearing before court on drink driving related charges.
Ryan Wade Mulvahil, Aaron George Middleton and Benjamin Kevin Isaraela fronted the Redcliffe Magistrates Court on Tuesday for their various crimes behind the wheel.
Redcliffe man Ryan Wade Mulvahil pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.
The court heard the 40-year-old smashed into a fence on Sydney St at Redcliffe on September 5.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Kay Matheson told the court officers from Redcliffe station were called to attend a single-vehicle accident at 12.30pm.
When officers arrived the vehicle was on the kerb, embedded in the timber fence.
“The defendant was sitting in the passenger seat attempting to roll a cigarette,” Sgt Matheson said.
“(He) made admissions to police that he had been driving the vehicle.
The court also heard how Mulvahil had “struggled to answer basic questions”.
“Police noticed slurred speech as well as a heavy smell of liquor … (they) observed several empty liquor containers at the foot of the vehicle and on the passenger side,” Sgt Matheson said.
Mulvahil’s lawyer told the court the 40-year-old grew up in Ferny Hills and “had a good childhood”.
“He played tennis professionally for a number of years after that until an injury ruled him out,” she said.
“He did go on to study an acupuncture degree and also his myopathy degree, he worked in those industries for around 13 years.
“He’s already taken his own steps at rehabilitation.”
Magistrate Mark Bucknall told the court Mulvahil’s behaviour was “very serious offending”.
“You had the propensity towards serious harm of worse to other members of the public and other road users,” he said.
“This can’t be tolerated, people that intoxicate themselves to the extent that you did need to be dealt with in a serious way that provides a deterrence.”
He was fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for nine months.
A conviction was recorded.
Dakabin man, Aaron George Middleton pleaded guilty to one count of drive motor vehicle while over the middle alcohol limit but not over the high alcohol limit, probationary licence.
Middleton appeared via videolink when the court heard he recorded a 0.121 per cent breath sample.
The court heard Middleton has a 10-page traffic history including speeding, drug driving, dangerous driving and unlicensed driving.
Sgt Matheson told the court Middleton was observed driving at Scarborough with a flat tyre on September 11.
“They then (later) located the white Mitsubishi lancer parked on the side of the road on Flinders Parade,” she said.
“At the time … you could smell the alcohol on his breath, he told officers he was driving home however he appeared to be confused about the suburb.
“He said he had been drinking at a mate’s place in Scarborough, he submitted to a roadside breath test.”
Middleton told the Magistrate it “wasn’t one of the smartest decisions he’s made”.
He was fined $850 and disqualified from driving for eight months.
A conviction was recorded.
Deception Bay man Benjamin Kevin Isaraela pleaded guilty to did drive U. I. L (motor vehicle).
The court heard officers observed a silver Ford Falcon pull into a carpark at Dan Murphy’s at Deception Bay on September 17 at 12.15am.
Sgt Matheson told the court Isaraela was slurring his words and had recently consumed alcohol.
“He said he had been drinking at home since 3.00pm consuming Great Northern beers and Jack Daniels,” she said,
“His roadside breath test came back at 0.180.”
The court heard it wasn’t the first time Isaraela had been busted with a historical drink driving offence of 0.238 in 2010.
The Magistrate said he took into account Isaraela’s early plea of guilty.
He was convicted and fined $1200.
Isaraela was also disqualified from driving for 12 months.
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