William Douglas Luttrell in Korumburra court over driving charges
A former barber and self-described “idiot” speeding through Mirboo North crashed his car into a large novelty beer mug at a brewery before fleeing the scene.
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A self-described “idiot” who crashed his car into a giant novelty beer mug outside a south Gippsland brewery before fleeing the scene has lost his license for a year.
William Douglas Luttrell, 21, pleaded guilty to driving at a dangerous speed, driving unregistered, and failing to report an accident to police at the Korumburra Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Tim Cavanagh said Luttrell was seen speeding along Ridgway Rd in Mirboo North in the early hours of November 14 last year.
Luttrell, a former barber, lost control of his Ford Territory when he hit the brakes at the intersection of Ridgway Rd and Thorpdale Rd.
He left a long set of skid marks, and only came to a halt when he crashed into a large, novelty promotional beer mug outside the popular Grand Ridge Brewery.
The court heard he also hit steel bollards and a tree.
Luttrell jumped from his car, rummaged around for his personal belongings, and fled the scene on foot.
Hours later, Luttrell went to the Mirboo North police station and made full admissions to being the driver.
“I was going through town and I was going too fast,” he told police at the time.
Luttrell said he was “just being an idiot”, his decision making had been off and he left the scene because he panicked.
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Magistrate Tim Walsh said Luttrell was lucky he wasn’t killed or seriously injured.
Luttrell’s licence was cancelled and disqualified for a year and was fined $800 without a conviction.
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