Repeat drink driver Brady James Woodhouse sentenced to home detention in Taree court

A Mid-North Coast driver “rolled the dice and it came up snake eyes”. Here’s how a court dealt with the man’s fourth drink driving offence.

Taree Police Station and Taree Courthouse.

A man who “rolled the dice and it came up snake eyes” when he was caught drink driving for the fourth time has been sentenced to home detention.

Brady James Woodhouse from Wingham will serve a period of nine months in detention and has been disqualified from driving for six months.

The 37-year-old was sentenced in Taree Local Court on Monday.

When Woodhouse, last faced court on June 14, visiting Magistrate John Chicken said the drink driver “rolled the dice” and took a big risk getting behind the wheel on February 12.

The court heard it was Woodhouse’s fourth drink driving offence and the second in the mid-range category.

Brady James Woodhouse speaking with his lawyer outside Taree Local Court.

“For most people who do it once it’s a mistake, but for someone to do it four times it’s all about their own convenience,” Mr Chicken told the court.

Woodhouse was pulled over at West Wyalong at 2am on February 12 for a random breath test and told police: “I’m gonna go high mate, I know it”.

Officers noticed his eyes were bloodshot, his speech slurred and he was losing his balance, police state in court documents.

Woodhouse blew 0.145 – a “sniff of a cork off high-range”, Mr Chicken previously said.

The magistrate ordered a report which found Woodhouse was suitable for home detention.

“This is the last step I can take before putting you in jail – and believe me I was thinking of it,” Mr Chicken said.