Amandeep Singh: Bargo man busted driving nearly four times limit through Nowra

A drunk driver has been charged after crashing his car while pulling over for police, after making the decision to drive more than 90km while intoxicated.

Amandeep Singh blew .180.

A man planning to travel more than 90km on the NSW south coast after downing multiple beers has crashed his car while pulling over for police, a court has heard.

The drink driving saw Amandeep Singh, 28, wind up in Nowra Local Court on Tuesday, pleading guilty to high range drink driving.

Documents tendered to the court reveal the Bargo man was in Nowra on May 3 this year, when he decided to begin the 94km drive to his home near Wollongong, after drinking multiple schooners of VB.

Singh began the drive at 12am in his Toyota Yaris along the Princes Hwy through Nowra, when police officers travelling in the opposite direction saw the 28-year-old to be wandering between road lanes.

Agreed facts state the sight caused police to activate their warning lights to pull the man over, who obliged, however while pulling to the side of the road, Singh crashed his car into the gutter.

Amandeep Singh leaving Nowra Local Court.

Police saw Singh to be affected by alcohol, with his eyes bloodshot red, the smell of intoxicating liquor coming from the car and his speech slurred.

This resulted in a breath test being completed, which returned a positive reading of .180 – nearly four times the legal limit.

Amandeep Singh was convicted and fined $1800.

Singh was taken to the Nowra Police Station, where a second test confirmed the reading.

In Nowra Local Court on Tuesday, Singh’s lawyer Mr Hughes said his client’s decision to drive arose after needing to return to his family due to an emergency.

He said Singh was not thinking properly due to the alcohol and decided it would be appropriate to drive.

“My client also has no criminal record with no prior convictions,” he said.

“He is of good nature, which the references convey.”

However, while Magistrate Geraldine Beattie recognised Singh did not have any prior convictions, she said his traffic record was poor.

“You made a bad decision and your traffic record is nothing to be proud of,” she said.

“Drink driving is such a common offence before the court and such a dangerous one.

“You weren’t in any fit state to be driving, especially such a considerable distance.”

Singh was convicted, fined $1800, sentenced to a 12 month community corrections order, lost his licence for six months and will need an interlock device installed for 24 months upon his licence return.

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