Trucker’s late night burnouts posed danger to drinkers on busy Windsor strip
A REVHEAD risked revellers’ lives as he skidded and swerved his high powered car down busy Chapel St in the early hours of a Sunday morning.
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A truck company owner faced court for risking revellers’ lives by swerving his big-block beast down busy Chapel St on a busy weekend night.
But the maniac motorist has managed to avoid a driving ban for his five-second brain-fade burnout, instead copping a good behaviour bond.
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Shane Wilkey pleaded guilty to careless driving at Dandenong Magistrates Court on July 16.
The court heard the 28-year-old, who runs a Narre Warren trucking company, was spotted driving on Chapel St, Windsor at around 1am on October 21 last year.
He was seen and heard by a pair of PSOs, working at the nearby railway station, accelerating wildly, smoking and screeching the rear wheels of his high-powered FPV.
Several bystanders said they felt fearful Wilkey’s car was going to crash and injure them, and his details were passed to police.
He was later interviewed at Cranbourne police station, where he admitted to “doing a skid”.
The court heard he had a series of priors for speeding, driving while suspended, and having vehicles with no numberplates.
In court he admitted he was “being an idiot” and showing off in front of his mates, one of whom was a passenger in his car at the time.
He said a licence ban would have a big effect on him as he wouldn’t be able to drive for work and it may undermine the viability of the business.
Magistrate Luisa Bazzani said careless driving at 1am in Chapel St was a “momentary lapse of stupidity” that could have killed someone.
“A split-second mistake can have fatal consequences,” Ms Bazzani said.
“(You would have) a lifetime of remorse and regret.”
She placed Wilkey on a 12-month good behaviour bond and ordered him to do a road trauma awareness seminar.
He was convicted and must also pay $500 to the court fund.
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