Tarneit drink-driver breached alcohol interlock to ‘save son’s life’, court hears

A Tarneit drink-driver hauled into court for breaking his alcohol interlock conditions says he did it to save his six-year-old son’s life.

A man who breached conditions of his alcohol interlock said he did it to save his son’s life.

A Tarneit drink-driver pinged for breaching his alcohol interlock conditions says he did it to save his six-year-old son’s life.

Sailesh Dawar was forced to have an interlock installed in his car after he caught drink-driving in April last year.

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In December he was intercepted on Ballarat Rd, Footscray, driving a Nissan Pathfinder without an interlock fitted.

The concerned father said his usual car had broken down and was at the mechanic and he desperately needed to get his sick son to hospital.

“My son has an auto-immune disease and he has regular hospital visits and I had no other way to get him there,” Mr Dawar told the Werribee Magistrates’ Court.

“There was a life-threatening risk to my son if he didn’t make his appointment.”

Mr Dawar provided letters from the hospital to the court showing his child received regular treatment there.

Mr Dawar was put on a six-month good behaviour bond and fined $200 without conviction.