Jamie McGlashan caught speeding near Wellington crash site
An unlicensed drug driver who saw the after effects of a crash which killed two boys has faced court for triggering a police pursuit metres from the crash site.
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A man has been granted bail despite pleading guilty to a string of driving charges after he was caught doing 110km/h in a 50 zone, metres from where two brothers were mowed down, allegedly by another unlicensed driver in Wellington five weeks ago.
In court documents police slammed the behaviour of Jamie McGlashan, who was on parole when he was caught roaring around the town on Wednesday night in an unregistered, uninsured Mazda 6.
Police said the 43-year-old Wellington man had never held a drivers licence and came to their attention after concerned residents reported seeing a red hatchback driving erratically.
McGlashan was first spotted by police as he was turning onto Warne Street at about 9.45pm.
Police tried to stop him as he accelerated harshly near where Shane, 7, and Sheldon, 6, Shorey were killed but McGlashan turned onto nearby Raymond Street without indicating.
Despite police turning their sirens on, McGlashan refused to stop, reached 110km/h in a 50 zone and failed to give way at an intersection.
Police were forced to terminate the pursuit after the lost sight of McGlashan on Percy Street, however he was found a short time later, parked in the driver’s seat of the car with his head down.
A search uncovered a small amount of cannabis and a syringe box in the car.
Police said McGlashan was slurring his words and unsteady on his feet.
The car McGlashan was in had different front and back registration plates, with the rear plate belonging to a 1998 Daewoo Sedan.
A breath test revealed McGlashan was not under the influence of alcohol, however police said an initial oral fluid test produced a positive result for methylamphetamine.
He was charged and pleaded guilty to failing to stop during a police pursuit, using an unregistered car, using an insured car, driving while never having held a licence, possessing a prohibited drug and using a car with an unauthorised number plate.
During a bail hearing at Dubbo Local Court on Thursday defence lawyer Toshi Weller-Wong said speed was the only aggravating factor in McGlashan’s case.
“He is apparently schizophrenic and has not been on his medication for the last three days because he has run out of money,” Mr Weller-Wong said.
“I don’t think he’ll be getting his vehicle back, it’s been seized as a result of the police pursuit.”
Mr Weller-Wong told the court McGlashan was on the scene in the aftermath of the fatal crash which killed the Shorey boys.
“It was at the forefront of his mind … that’s why he decided to stop,” Mr Weller-Wong said.
Police said McGlashan had a bad driving record and continued to ignore court orders.
“His manner of driving and the speed he drove at placed the already mourning community of Wellington in significant danger,” police said.
Magistrate Gary Wilson granted McGlashan bail with conditions he not drive, be of good behaviour and report daily to police.
The case returns to court in March.
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