Ashley Marmara, Ravneet Singh Rupaul, Luke Bugeja and Troy Inwood named as drug offenders.

This is the shameful list of the drugged-up and dangerous who have been busted on Melbourne roads behind the wheel while whacked out.

The latest bunch of drugged-up drivers to hit the road have been named and shamed.

A woman drifting while drugged up, two men smoking marijuana for breakfast and a man who thought methamphetamines wouldn’t impact his driving. These drugged-up drivers have all been busted behind the wheel

Ravneet Singh Rupaul

A Geelong man has made an outrageous claim, saying he “didn’t think meth would affect his driving,” a Melbourne court has heard.

Ravneet Singh Rupaul fronted Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on March 29, after being caught doing 98km/h in a 60km/h zone in September 2022.

The court heard police intercepted Rupaul after witnesses saw him driving on Dalmore Rd near Ballarto Rd in Cardinia at 3.05pm on September 24.

When stopped by police, Rupaul confirmed his identity and undertook a breath test and an oral fluid test, the court heard.

Rupaul’s oral fluid test returned a positive result for methamphetamines.

The court heard during an interview with police, Rupaul admitted to using marijuana the evening before being stopped.

When asked why he was driving with methamphetamines in his system, Rupaul said he “didn’t think it would affect his driving,” the court was told.

Further, Rupaul told police he “didn’t check” his speedometer when asked why he had been speeding.

Magistrates Anthony Burns questioned Rupaul over his priors.

“Why are you still drug driving having already done this before?” he asked.

Rupaul told the court at both times of his offending he had been going through “a rough time.”

“It was a big mistake,” he said.

“I was going through a hard time and I made a wrong step. I’m deeply sorry for that.”

Rupaul said offending again was the “biggest mistake of his life”.

Magistrate Burns told the court even if he wanted to make a different decision, the law required he cancel Rupaul’s licence.

“Unfortunately the law advises me to cancel and disqualify your license,” he said.

“Because you have a prior, the mandatory minimum is 12 months for drug driving and a minimum of six months for your speeding.”

The court heard Magistrate Burns make some of the sentence concurrent.

“You’re disqualified for 15 months from midnight tonight, giving you time to drive home,” he said.

“I’m also fining you with conviction $750. If I had discretion I would probably have exercised in your favour, but I don’t.”

“The law sets a mandatory minimum for first and subsequent offences.”

Troy Inwood

A gardener indulging in a post-work smoke has had his licence being cancelled.

Troy Inwood, 35, fronted Dandenong Magistrates’ Court for the ninth time over driving offences, after refusing to undertake an oral fluid test.

The court heard Inwood plead guilty on April 3 to charges including driving a motorcycle unlicensed, refusing to undergo an oral fluid test and for driving an unregistered vehicle.

Police pulled Inwood over on November 11 2021 on the Dandenong Bypass, after seeing him driving without licence plates.

The court heard Inwood produced an expired learner’s permit as ID, stating he’d had a ‘learner’s exemption extension’, but didn’t have the valid card on him.

The court heard Inwood knew the conditions of the permit and that he’d been driving outside of them.

When police required Inwood to undertake a breath test, he returned a negative result, but when asked to undertake an oral fluid test, he refused.

The court heard he told police, “I smoked dope, it’s going to read positive”.

When asked why he refused to undergo testing, the court heard Inwood told officers “for what when I know it’s going to come up positive?”

Magistrate Jacinta Studham noted Inwood’s significant driving-related priors.

“You haven’t been in trouble for five years, but this would be your ninth unlicensed or driving while suspended charge,” she said.

“You say you’ve straightened yourself out and you’ve been pretty up front with police because you said you knew you’d be positive.”

Magistrate Studham said she had taken into account the nature of Inwood’s offending in comparison to his previous charges.

“The circumstance of this driving is different to what you’ve done in the past,” she said.

“I’ll take into account your plea of guilty and the fact you’ve been pretty upfront today.”

Magistrate Studham fined Inwood $600 in total for all the fines with conviction, and cancelled all his licences for two years.

“You’ve been around, so you know what I’m about to say is true,” she said.

“If you get done with another driving while disqualified offence, you’ll get a prison sentence. Another magistrate would have no choice on the 10th offence but to lock you up.”

“But for today, you can go.”

Luke Bugeja

A father of two has admitted to having drugs from “brekky” while fronting court for refusing to undergo an oral fluid test.

Luke Bugeja, 30, appeared in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on charges including driving without a licence, driving an unroadworthy car and for refusing to undertake an oral fluid examination.

The court heard Bugeja had previously lost his licence in November 2021 for driving with illicit drugs in his system.

Bugeja was seen driving on Racecourse Rd in Pakenham in January, where police conducted a random breath test and oral fluid test.

The court heard Bugeja returned a positive result on the oral fluid test.

Bugeja at first denied consuming drugs, before admitting he’d taken drugs at “brekky”, the court heard.

When asked what drugs he’d consumed, Bugeja said he’d “smoked two cones at home,” the court was told.

Bugeja’s admission was consistent with the oral fluid test result, which had indicated he had cannabis in his system.

The court heard Bugeja claim he had been on his way home from Berwick Hospital, where he had “assisted a friend”.

Following this, Bugeja was caught unlicensed driving in Pakenham in April, 2021.

The court heard Bugeja was seen by police driving a Holden station wagon with his partner and children inside.

Officers pulled Bugeja over, as the windscreen of the car was cracked and the bonnet was visibly damaged.

After a breath test returned a negative result, Bugeja refused to undertake a further oral fluid test.

The court heard police were able to confirm his identity using the name and address Bugeja provided, and also confirmed he was driving unlicensed in an unroadworthy car.

When asked if he knew of his licence status, the court heard Bugeja told police he wasn’t certain.

“I’m not 100 per cent sure,” he said.

“I think I’m suspended.”

The court heard Bugeja told police he had been taking his children and partner to the park for Easter.

Magistrate Costas Kilias told Bugeja that “his hands were tied”.

“I’m taking into account how massive this loss will be, and that you paid close to $900 to get your car out of the impoundment,” he said.

“I’ve lessened your fine to $400, because of the significant time you’ll have to lose your licence for.”

Mr Kilias sentenced Bugeja to four years off the road.

“You’ve failed an oral fluid test in 2020 where your licence was cancelled to 12 months, I’m going to make this simultaneous to the four years,” he said.

“Otherwise I’m making no other orders on the license.”

“The four years off the road speaks for itself really, it’s a significant period off the road.”

Ashley Marmara

A woman from St Albans caught driving dangerously, unlicensed and under the influence of drugs twice in one night has pleaded guilty in a Melbourne court.

Ashley Marmara, 30, fronted Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on January 25, after being caught speeding and drifting at 3am in June 2022.

The court heard Marmara admitted to police being on drugs and driving without a licence.

However, just three hours later, Marmara got behind the wheel again when she “ploughed into the back of another person’s car,” the court was told.

Marmara sustained serious injuries in the accident and needed to be hospitalised.

Marmara told the court the accident was a “huge wake up call”.

“It was a realisation for me, it’s been a huge wake up call for me your honour,” she said.

“I’ve never really had the support or guidance from my family. I’ve grown up very quickly, I’ve had to learn things on my own.

“I’ve finally had the opportunity now, and the realisation that it’s never too late to fix things. I’m confident that I can do it. I do sincerely apologise and I’m glad nobody was hurt severely.”

Marmara, a factory worker, had been couch-surfing and paying upwards of $500 a week for Uber due to her licence suspension, the court heard.

“I travel from St Albans to Laverton. On public transport it would take up to two-and-a-half hours, rather than the 25-minute drive,” she said.

Magistrate Stephen Lee said Marmara’s circumstances were “compelling”.

“You’ve pleaded guilty at the earliest possible stage and you’re clearly remorseful,” he said.

“You are trying to improve yourself at the age of 30, which I’m taking into account.”

Magistrate Lee said Marmara’s sentencing would be focused on rehabilitation.

“Try and address all those things that went wrong that morning. If those circumstances happen again, you need to make better decisions,” he said.

“Let’s hope this is a wake up call for you.”

Marmara was sentenced to a corrections order lasting 18 months, 100 hours of unpaid community work and a nine-month licence cancellation.

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