Dat Tran: Pharmacist allegedly smashed Porsche into parked bus in Sydney’s CBD

A pharmacist has faced court after allegedly driving a Porsche into the back of a parked bus while four times above the legal blood alcohol limit.

A pharmacist has been charged with high-range drink driving after allegedly crashing his Porsche into a parked bus in Sydney’s CBD.

Dat Tran, 54, of Newport, appeared in Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday after allegedly being responsible for a drunken crash on Clarence St about 7.30pm Tuesday.

Witnesses told police they saw the driver leave the Porsche and run away on foot.

A short time later, he returned to the scene where police say he took a breath test which returned a positive reading.

He was arrested and taken to Day Street police station, where he underwent a secondary breath analysis which returned an alleged reading of 0.204.

At court on Wednesday, the police prosecutor said Tran posed an “ongoing risk to the community” and opposed bail for the pharmacist.

The driver allegedly smashed his Porsche into a bus on Clarence St.

“The accused was so affected that he did crash into another vehicle,” the police prosecutor said.

“There are concerns he will continue to be a risk to the community.”

Tran, who owns a pharmacy in Pendle Hill he has run for 30 years, lives with his wife and two children, the court heard.

At the time of the offence Tran was on bail for a domestic violence charge where he has not been convicted.

Tran’s lawyer told the court the Newport man had recently seen a psychologist and had been prescribed antidepressants by his general practitioner.

The lawyer argued Tran did not pose any risk to the community but any risk “could be mitigated with surety”.

Magistrate Robert Williams told the court Tran faced “serious charges” with breath analysis returning an alleged reading of 0.204.

While he noted the pharmacist did not have any convictions on his record there was a strong case for prosecution.

Magistrate Williams granted conditional bail to Tran under the conditions he live at a Newport address.

He must also report to Dee Why police station each Monday, abstain from alcohol, conform to a curfew and agree to alcohol testing by police, and not sit in the driver’s seat of a car.

Tran’s drivers licence had been suspended, the court heard.

The matter will return to court on September 27.