Cricketer Chris Smith blows 0.111 the afternoon after season-ending party
A PAKENHAM cricketer has been nabbed by police after he drank so much at a season-ending party, that he was still twice over the legal limit the following afternoon.
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A CRICKETER has been caught out after he drank so much at a season-ending party that he was still twice over the legal limit the following afternoon.
The Pakenham player had pulled up stumps at 2am, but still registered a score of .111 at 4pm — more than 12 hours later.
Christopher Allan Smith fronted up to Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last week pleaded guilty to drink-driving.
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The court heard the carpenter had done the right thing by getting an Uber home after a big session on June 11 this year.
At around 4pm the day after he pulled his ute up at a booze bus operation on Princes Highway in Nar Nar Goon.
His breath test showed he had smashed over a century, reaching a tally of .111.
He told police he had bowled over around 15 pre-mixed drinks from 3pm the day before, declaring at 2am.
He said he was “astonished” he had recorded so highly, saying although he had a hangover, he didn’t feel like he shouldn’t be driving.
His licence was cancelled on the spot, and his car impounded for 30 days.
He represented himself in court and said the incident had “opened his eyes” and he had learnt a very valuable lesson.
Magistrate Jack Vandersteen said people needed to know how long alcohol could stay in someone’s system.
“You had around 21 standard drinks, the last drink was at 2am, you would probably have been around .23 or .24 then,” Mr Vandersteen said.
“You should have waited another 11 or 12 hours before driving.”
He said Smith had made a big mistake, and he doubted it would be repeated.
He was fined $400, was disqualified from driving for 11 months and must do a drink-driver education course.
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