Bryan Baz charged with drink driving twice

A Sydney interior designer who recorded an utterly mind blowing blood alcohol reading was caught drink driving a second time just three weeks later, a court has heard.

A Sydney interior designer was busted drink driving at a whopping seven times the legal blood alcohol limit only weeks before he was caught again at more than three times the limit, a court has heard.

Bryan Baz, 41, was charged with high range drink driving on January 15 and again on February 9 with two eye-wateringly high readings.

On the first occasion, Baz was found slumped over his steering wheel in his Zetland apartment’s underground garage with two empty bottles of rose on his passenger seat.

Agreed police facts state Baz was taken to hospital due to his intoxication, where tests revealed a shocking 0.359 blood alcohol concentration.

“Police tried various things to rouse him before he regained consciousness momentarily after a firm sternum rub,” police state.

Bryan Baz, 41, leaves Downing Centre Local Court.

“The car had a flat front far side tyre and scratches on the front rear side.”

CCTV obtained by police later revealed Baz had mounted the kerb in his Hyundai Tucson as he attempted to navigate a sharp turn into the garage.

Just three weeks later on February 9, police directed Baz to pull over on Elizabeth St in Zetland for a random breath test around 10am.

He subsequently blew 0.182 – more than three times the legal limit.

“The accused stated he had drunk about three bottles of wine the night prior, however thought he was alright to drive,” police state.

“The accused explained he had an issue with alcohol.”

Baz pleaded guilty to both offences at Downing Centre Local Court on July 6, where Magistrate Megan Greenwood despaired at drivers who did not heed warnings about drink driving.

“You were stopped by police and charged and yet a few weeks later – three weeks later – there you are again,” Ms Greenwood said.

“What more can the government do when it comes to the risk of drink driving?”

Baz narrowly avoided full-time imprisonment, receiving a 12-month intensive corrections order for the 0.359 incident and a two-year community corrections order for the 0.182 incident.

He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $700 and will also have to be supervised by Community Corrections and abstain from alcohol completely for two years.