Oliver Robert Cannon Baxter of Manly West banned from driving for 6.5 years
A 20-year-old butcher has copped a massive disqualification for driving while court disqualified three times within three months and crashing his car during a burnout.
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A young butcher who crashed his car while hooning and thumbed his nose repeatedly at court orders avoided a conviction but copped an eye-watering licence disqualification.
Appearing at Wynnum Magistrates Court on Monday Oliver Robert Cannon Baxter of Manly West was banned from driving for six-and-a-half years.
The butcher pleaded guilty to three counts of driving while court disqualified and a single count of dangerous operation of a vehicle.
The court heard that on Sunday, September 26 last year, cameras captured Baxter doing a burnout causing significant smoke on Anton Rd in Hemmant at around 4.15pm.
He subsequently lost control and crashed with such force his airbag was activated, according to police.
He had been disqualified by a court at the time, for driving without a licence in June.
Days later, on November 5, police intercepted the defendant driving while court disqualified on Mount Cotton Rd.
According to a police prosecutor, officers saw Baxter walk 100 metres, enter his car and drive off immediately after his intercept by police.
Baxter told police he had been expecting lift and chose to drive despite his fresh charge of driving while court disqualified on the day.
The court heard that despite the defendant’s relative youth and otherwise lack of criminal and traffic history, his brazen offending put him in range of a prison sentence.
Given the serious nature of Baxter’s offending, the prosecution urged that a criminal conviction be recorded.
Defence solicitor Kate Jamieson said her client had a challenging upbringing with no role model to convey to him the danger he could pose on the road as a driver.
The court heard Baxter had completed his butcher’s apprenticeship and had maintained the work for three years, despite no family support.
Acting magistrate Ann Gummow acknowledged the man’s impressive work history which “spoke highly” of him.
Baxter was sentenced to nine months’ probation and disqualified from driving for six-and-a-half years.
No conviction was recorded.
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