William Cornish-Drechsler pleads guilty to drink driving in Bendigo

A Bendigo bank employee put others’ lives in danger, a magistrate has said, after he was caught drink driving at more than four times the limit, a court has heard.

William Cornish-Drechsler, 23, of Bendigo pleaded guilty to drink driving at four times the limit.

A Bendigo bank employee put others’ lives in danger, a magistrate has said, after he was caught drink driving at more than four times the limit.

William Cornish-Drechsler, 23, pleaded guilty at Bendigo Magistartes’ Court on Monday to drink driving.

Cornish-Drechsler was spotted by police driving “erratically” on Somerville St, Flora Hill before returning a BAC reading of 0.208 on a roadside test.

Cornish-Drechsler was “remorseful and cooperative” with police, admitting he had been drinking at a mate’s place.

William Cornish-Drechsler pleaded guilty to drink driving.

The court heard Cornish-Drechsler had been catching the bus to work at the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank since he was busted in October.

Cornish-Drechsler’s lawyer said the drink driving was an “aberration” in the young man’s otherwise good character.

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Magistrate Dominic Lennon told Cornish-Drechsler he had “imperilled the lives of the public”, but was “satisfied it’s out of character”.

Cornish-Drechsler was fined $1000 without conviction and his licence was disqualified for 20 months.