Angus Edward Marsh: Caught driving almost three times the legal limit

A young rugby union coach from a prestigious boys school’s ‘mistake’ on the road lands him in court.

A rugby union coach from an exclusive all-boys school on Brisbane’s northside has been busted driving while almost three times the legal alcohol limit.

Angus Edward Marsh, 21, pleaded guilty in the Sandgate Magistrates Court on Thursday after it was revealed police spotted him driving without his headlights on.

He was charged with one count of driving a motor vehicle whilst over the middle alcohol limit, but not over the high alcohol limit.

The court heard officers were patrolling on Rainbow St at Sandgate and observed a Mazda vehicle around midnight on October 29.

Marsh was detained for a roadside breath test where he recorded a reading of .149.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Duncan Blackburn said the defendant told police he had consumed about four points of Toohey’s New earlier in the evening.

“He had a drink about 30 minutes before police picked him up,” he said.

“He offered no reason for driving whilst having that reading.

“He co-operated with police, there’s no offences of this nature in his history.”

Angus Edward Marsh, 21, was caught driving almost three times the legal limit. Picture: Facebook.

Marsh’s lawyer told the court his client was “a young man who made a mistake”.

“He’s a graduate of St Patrick’s (College at Shorncliffe), he in fact still coaches a rugby union team there,” he said.

“He is a student at the Queensland University of Technology, he majors in construction management.

“This is a young man who has made a mistake.”

The court heard Marsh undertook the QTop program within a week after he was charged.

“(He) gained helpful insight into what the potential consequences of his actions could of been,” his lawyer said.

“He instructs that the incident will never be repeated.”

Magistrate Jennifer Batts said she took into account all the matters presented to the court.

“This entry for drink driving is almost at the major, you are just into the eligibility for the work licence with the .149,” she said.

“I have taken into account that you are very remorseful and one would not expect to see you before the court again.”

Marsh was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined $900.

Marsh was granted a work licence, allowing him to drive Monday to Friday from 5.00am to 7.00pm.

No conviction was recorded.