Mildura Magistrates’ Court: All the drivers in trouble

From e-scooters to unregistered cars, these Mildura hoons have all been caught behind the wheel and under the influence.

These are the latest dodgy drivers to front Mildura Magistrates’ Court.

These are the faces of the Mildura motorists putting you life at risk by getting behind the wheel when they know they shouldn’t have been.

See the full list here:

Daniel Prevedello

Daniel Prevedello fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court over driving an unregistered and unroadworthy vehicle.

A Mildura mechanic has been ordered to avoid drugs after being caught driving a “ridiculous” vehicle while carrying meth.

Daniel Prevedello, 36, was caught driving unlicensed in an unregistered and unroadworthy car on December 7 last year.

In a subsequent search, police found 8.6g of methamphetamines on Prevedello, which he claimed was for use over Christmas.

Magistrate Patrick Southey called Prevedello’s offending “truly alarming”.

“Drugs are ruining your life, you’ve been found in possession of a large amount,” he said.

“Driving unlicensed in just the most ridiculous vehicle, you’ve got to get your act together.”

Prevedello was placed on a 12-month community corrections order and fined $250 for driving an unroadworthy vehicle.

Mark Pullman

Mark Pullman fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court over a drink driving charge.

A Mildura footy coach has landed in hot water after post-work drinks tipped him over the edge.

Mark Pullman, 61, was busted drink-driving after returning a blood alcohol reading of 0.072.

Pullman told police he’d had four glasses of Great Northern beer.

Pullman fought the automatic six-month suspension, however after discovering the suspension was mandatory, pleaded guilty to the charge.

Magistrate Patrick Southey said there was no discretion for licence loss related to drink-driving.

Pullman was given a 12-month good behaviour bond without conviction with his licence remaining suspended for the six-month period.

Serhat Ercan

Serhat Ercan was fined for driving an e-scooter without a licence

A Mildura man caught erratically riding an e-scooter through the regional town has been exposed for drug driving.

Serhat Ercan was pulled over by police and busted with a large stash of Viagra pills while also returning a positive oral fluid test for cannabis.

Ercan pleaded guilty to possession of prescription medication, driving under the influence and driving while disqualified.

Ercan was convicted and given a $600 fine and his licence was cancelled and disqualified for 12 months.

Jordan Stainer

Jordan Stainer was jailed after long string of driving and drug offences.

A menace meth-head led police on a high speed chase before forcing his friend to drive him to the airport in a bid to escape justice.

Jordan Stainer pleaded guilty to a range of driving offences, including reckless driving, endangering emergency workers, driving without a licence, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and for drink driving.

The court heard Stainer led police on a car chase through Mildura in November last year, after they tried to pull him over for driving an unregistered vehicle.

Stainer mounted the kern and drove through the front gardens of several homes, before turning back down Cavallo Dr towards a police checkpoint, causing police to duck for cover.

He then sped through a school zone and eventually dumped the unregistered car in Batey Crescent.

On foot, Stainer later stopped at the home of a friend to ask for a lift to the airport, fleeing the regional town before police caught up with him.

He was arrested in St Kilda after being caught sleeping in an abandoned car, and bailed to appear in the Mildura Magistrates’ Court.

Stainer had been in trouble previously, after he tried to run a police officer over with a motorcycle, causing both himself and the detective injuries.

Stainer returned a positive oral fluid test for methamphetamines at the Mildura Base Hospital.

Magistrate Patrick Southey said was apprehensive to put such a young man in prison for an extended period of time.

Stainer was sentenced to three months behind bars in addition to the 126 he had already spent inside.

Ha Ngoc Nguyen

Ha Ngoc Nguyen was fined thousands in the Mildura Magistrates’ Court due to his very poor driving history.

A farm worker with a shocking driving history has been told he’s on his last legs before being sent to prison.

Ha Ngoc Nguyen fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court after being caught driving despite having raked up thousands of dollars in fines and years off the road.

The farm worker was caught driving unlicensed in Merbein on April 8 and found to have methamphetamines in his system.

Magistrate Michael Coghlan said Nguyen clearly had a drug problem, leading to his poor driving history.

Nguyen was convicted and fined $1500 for drug driving, another $1000 for driving without a licence and was banned from driving for two years.

“Given your poor history, if you drive again, you will face years in prison,” Mr Coghlan said.

Ryan O’Halloran

Ryan O’Halloran been warned his dangerous behaviour could lead to prison after fronting Mildura Magistrates’ Court.

A painter out celebrating a mate’s promotion drunkenly smashed into a fence after getting behind the wheel drunk.

Ryan O’Halloran got behind the wheel of a car while unlicensed, almost turning a boys’ night out into a fatal evening.

After O’Halloran ploughed through a fence, police were unable to interview him, as he struggled to remain conscious.

He was taken to Wangaratta Hospital, where he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.133.

In court on August 30, O’Halloran said he “couldn’t remember leaving the pub”.

“I can’t remember much of it but it was very stupid,” he said.

O’Halloran was convicted and fined $1500, had his licence suspended for 26 months.

Mr Coghlan warned him that continuing down this road would lead him to prison.

Ignatius Michael Alvanos

A phone and laptop technician has been exposed after being caught driving an e-scooter with a stash of ‘hillbilly heroin’.

Ignatius Michael Alvanos pleaded guilty to a string of charges, including carrying a controlled weapon, possessing oxycodone without a prescription and possessing what has been described as “hillbilly heroin”.

Police saw Alvanos riding an e-scooter without a helmet on October 22 last year and he initially refused to pull over and engage with officers.

After arguing with police, a body search was carried out revealing the technician’s stash, including 20mg of oxycodone tablets and a WoLF branded knife.

Alvanos claimed to have a prescription for the drugs, however was unable to produce it.

Magistrate Michael Coghlan said it wasn’t wise for Alvanos to be carrying around such a stash of drugs.

“Carrying around the hillbilly heroin, not bad for a bloke that has history in relation to trafficking.”

Alvanos was convicted and fined $300 for oxycodone possession and $500 for the knife.