Peter James Grayson: Brunswick Heads man in gruesome drink-drive injury
A Northern Rivers man is lucky to be alive after gruesome details of his drink-driving motorcycle crash were revealed in court.
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A Magistrate told a Brunswick Heads man he’s “lucky to be here today” after he nearly lost his foot following a drunk motorcycle crash where he swerved to avoid a wallaby.
Peter James Grayson, 36, pleaded guilty to mid-range drink driving that led to the gruesome injury on October 2 2021 but was not convicted at Kyogle Local Court on Thursday.
Police facts tendered to the court reveal The Brunswick Heads man was travelling on Gulgan Road at Tyagarah at around 7.30pm on October 2.
The documents say Grayson was “negotiating a right hand bend” near Foxs Lane and “swerved to the right to avoid colliding with a wallaby”.
It further states that Grayson, after crashing, “suffered a significant compound fracture to his right ankle” leading to his heel becoming “detached” before a passing motorist called authorities.
He was taken to Tweed Heads hospital for immediate surgery.
Due to the fracture, documents say his right ankle needed “reattaching” with police saying they conducted a blood sample which revealed a blood-alcohol level of 0.108.
Magistrate Michael Dakin told Grayson he was “lucky to be here today” after the gruesome event.
“You’ve swerved to avoid hitting a wallaby and eventually had your foot sewn back together,” he said.
Grayson informed the court that he is unaware if he will “make a full recovery” and is moving with the assistance of a walking stick.
Grayson’s solicitor said the drink-driving event was “very out of character”.
Mr Dakin acknowledged that he had “completed the driver education program” and that his previous driving record was “uneventful”.
Given the evidence, Mr Dakin decided to accept Grayson’s guilty plea and proceed without conviction and he was sentenced to a 12 month conditional release order.
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