Dylan Matusewicz: Gladesville man charged with driving under the influence

A suspended green P-plater was drunk and high on cocaine when he collided with another car as police watched on in one of Sydney’s busiest night-life districts.

A Sydney P-plater suspended for the second time in two months had 15 beers and two bumps of cocaine before he crashed into another car as police watched on, a court has heard.

Dylan Matusewicz, 23, was charged with high range drink driving, driving while his licence was suspended and driving with both a high range blood alcohol content and illicit drugs in his saliva after police pulled him over on March 20 this year.

Agreed police facts state officers saw Matusewicz in his Toyota HiLux around 2.30am when he hit another car as it dropped off passengers on Bayswater Rd in Potts Point.

When police pulled him over a short distance away on College St, they suspected the Gladesville man was under the influence of intoxicating substances due to his driving.

Dylan Matusewicz at Downing Centre Local Court.

“The accused was searched and two empty clear resealable plastic bags were located in the accused’s back right pocket of his pants,” police state.

“When asked what the bags were used for, the accused stated he ‘had cocaine’ in them previously.”

When police checked his green P2 provisional licence, Matusewicz voluntarily told them he was suspended.

A subsequent breath analysis returned a blood-alcohol level of 0.164, while an oral fluid test showed Matusewicz had both cocaine and methylamphetamine in his saliva.

“In relation to his consumption of alcohol, the accused informed police he had consumed 15 375ml bottles of Great Northern full strength,” police state.

“The accused also informed police he had consumed ‘a couple bumps’ of cocaine prior to driving.”

Police stated foot traffic was high around the main street of Kings Cross and the “potential danger” to pedestrians was “extremely high due to Matusewicz’s intoxication.

He returns to court on September 8.

Matusewicz has now pleaded guilty to all three offences and his solicitor Bryan Wrench had the matter adjourned for sentence to Downing Centre Local Court on September 8.

A traffic record tendered to the court shows Matusewicz was suspended from October 26 last year until January 25 for exceeding the speed limit by less than 10km/h and not stopping at a red arrow.

He was suspended for a second time on March 3 to June 3 for once again exceeding the speed limit by more than 10km/h and not stopping at a red arrow.

That suspension was then restarted on March 17 and extended to June 16 after he was caught exceeding the speed limit by more than 10km/h.

Matusewicz works as a demolition contractor.