Adam Sadlowski: Disqualified Balgowlah driver four times the legal limit at 7.30am on a Monday

A driver, whose licence had already been taken off him for being drunk behind the wheel, blew 0.213 when he was pulled over on his way to work at 7.30am on a Monday morning.

Adam Sadlowski, 27, of Balgowlah, outside Manly Local Court on Thuraday, where he was jailed for high range drink driving and driving while disqualified. He was caught driving his ute while four times over the legal alcohol limit at Cammeray. Sadlowski was already disqualified for another high range drink driving offence. Picture: Manly Daily

A drink driver was four times over the legal alcohol limit and driving without a licence on one of Sydney’s busiest roads at 7.30am on a Monday morning.

Police pulled over Adam Sadlowski when they saw his Ford Ranger PX ute swerving across a lane on the Gore Hill Freeway at Cammeray while he was on his way to work late last year.

Sadlowski, 27, of Balgowlah, told officers he had downed a bottle of red wine and a number of alcoholic ciders the night before.

The P-plate driver blew 0.213 at North Sydney police station.

And a police check revealed that Sadlowski should not have been behind the wheel on the morning of December 18 because his licence had been cancelled due to a previous high range drink driving offence last year.

He was disqualified from driving for six months, from October, after he blew 0.206 on the Wakehurst Parkway.

Adam Sadlowski, 27, of Balgowlah, told police he had finsihed a bottle of wine and several ciders the night before he was arresyed. Picture: Manly Daily

In Manly Local Court on Thursday, Sadlowski pleaded guilty to one count each of high range drink driving and driving while disqualified.

Magistrate Robert Williams jailed Sadlowski for 14 months and handed him a non-parole period of eight months.

He has appealed the severity of the sentence. The application will be heard in the Sydney Downing Centre District Court on June 11.

His solicitor Chadi Irani told the court that Sadlowski was battling an addiction to alcohol and had a “relapse” around the time he was arrested at Cammeray.

Adam Sadlowski, 28, of Balgowlah, outside Manly Local Court, was jailed for 14 months. Picture: Manly Daily

Mr Irani urged the magistrate to place Sadlowski on an Intensive Correction Order, to be supervised by parole authorities in the community, rather than send him to jail

“He comes before the court in great shame,” Mr Irani said. “He made the wrong decision in terms of this incident.”

Adam Sadlowski’s ute was seen swerving on the Gore Hill Freeway at 7.30am. Picture: Toby Zerna

The police prosecutor called for jail time, pointing to the time of day the offence occurred and the fact Sadlowski had already driven 9kms from his home.

“There was a real potential that … something catastrophic could have happened,” the prosecutor said.

Magistrate Williams told Sadlowski he had no alternative but to send him to prison due to the fact he made a decision to continue to use his vehicle while he was intoxicated and despite being unlicensed.

“The bottom line is he should not have driven,” Mr Williams told he court. “He was disqualified.”

As well as the jail sentence, Sadlowski was disqualified from driving for another 12 months and will be placed on a Community Correction Order to be of good behaviour for two years when he is released from prison.