Daniel Linney busted drink driving to Goulburn hospital after being stabbed in ‘family matter’

The driver was completely covered in blood and on his way to the Goulburn Hospital ER when he cut off a police car and swerved across the road.

Police arrested a man covered in blood who was driving drunk to Goulburn Hospital after being stabbed in a “family matter”.

Daniel Colin Linney, 39, appeared in Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday via video link, after pleading guilty to mid-range drink driving and driving while disqualified.

Police facts show police stopped the Goulburn resident on Victoria St at 7.30pm on July 30 after he was seen swerving across the road and cut off the police car. Police noticed he was visibly drunk when he got out of the car, according to the facts.

“He was swaying on the spot, smelt strongly of alcohol, had slurred speech and bloodshot glazed eyes,” the facts state.

Daniel Colin Linney appeared in Goulburn Local Court on August 11.

After he returned a positive breath test, he was taken to the police station where officers noticed he was covered in a large amount of dried blood. According to the facts, the blood was on both the front and back of his shorts.

Linney told police he’d been stabbed but refused to disclose any further details, becoming aggressive with police. According to the facts, Linney told police he was only driving because he was trying to get to Goulburn Hospital.

When asked about the matter in court, Linney said the matter had been privately resolved and he had chosen not to take the matter any further.

“It was a family matter that was taken the wrong way,” he said.

“It’s all been worked out now.”

Although the court heard the stab wounds were “untreated”, police prosecutor Anthony Coleman said Corrective Services were “well equipped” to deal with any medical condition sustained by an inmate.

Court documents show Linney, who is employed as a tree lopper, was again arrested by police on August 3 for driving while disqualified after his licence was suspended for the previous drink driving offence.

When police stopped him, the facts show he said: “I’m sorry, I’m going to go to jail for this.”

Linney appeared in court via video link from Parklea Correctional Centre. His application for bail was opposed by Mr Coleman, who told the court the accused has a record for violence.

Daniel Colin Linney was stopped for a breath test after swerving across the road (file photo).

“There is an unacceptable risk that Mr Linney will commit further serious offences,” he said.

Magistrate Beattie agreed he posed a significant risk to the community, given the “large number of charges which have accumulated over a short time in Goulburn”.

Linney is also charged with intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against his partner’s mother, which he has denied. Police allege he intimidated the victim and caused her actual bodily harm at around 5pm on July 30, two hours before he was arrested for drink driving and discovered to have been stabbed.

Magistrate Beattie refused the bail application and adjourned Linney’s matters to September 27 at Goulburn Local Court.