Central Queensland drink drivers sentenced in court

An apprentice sparky and an educator who were busted driving drunk are among several people who regret the decisions that landed them in court.

Jacob Ronald Leo Miers faced Yeppoon Magistrates Court on November 2.

An apprentice sparky on probation for drug offending has faced court again after he was busted driving home following a pub booze up.

Jacob Ronald Leo Miers, 28, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on November 2 to drink-driving.

The court heard that Miers, an apprentice electrician, got on the drink while watching footy at Emu Park’s Pine Beach Hotel and then decided to drive home.

About 11.30pm on September 23, police were patrolling Emu Park when they found Miers sitting in the driver’s seat with the car running and lights on in Wood Street.

Jacob Ronald Leo Miers.

Miers told police he had drank six or seven schooners before getting behind the wheel and he subsequently returned a blood alcohol reading of .135.

The court heard that Miers had a previous drink-driving offence on his history but that was a dated offence.

Solicitor Rebecca Harris said Miers, a fourth-year apprentice, had engaged with alcohol counselling.

Magistrate Grace Kahlert fined Miers $800 and disqualified him from driving for eight months.

Miers successfully applied for a restricted licence for his work and a traffic conviction was recorded.

Other drink-drivers to face Yeppoon court

Traffic convictions recorded

Caleb Ryan Anderson, 18

P-plater Anderson recorded a blood alcohol reading of .101 when he was caught by police on Gregory Street, Cooee Bay, on September 30.

Anderson pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on October 26 to drink-driving.

With no previous drink-driving offences, Anderson, an apprentice carpenter, was fined $400 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Suzana Palma, 57

Palma returned a BAC of .081 after she was intercepted by police on Farnborough Road, Yeppoon, on August 12.

She pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on October 19 to drink-driving.

With one previous similar offence on her history, Palma, unemployed, was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for one month.

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William John Langdon, 56

Langdon was caught driving with a BAC of .062 at Barcaldine on August 4.

He pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on October 12 to drink-driving.

With no prior offending of this sort, Langdon, who works as an educator, was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for one month.

Michele Joslan Waine, 48

Waine returned a reading of .067 after she was involved in a two-vehicle traffic crash on the Scenic Highway, Yeppoon, on October 1.

She pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on October 12 to drink-driving.

With no prior offending of this kind, Waine, who is self-employed, was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for one month.

Bradley George Carter, 33,

Bradley George Carter.

Carter blew a reading of .087 after police intercepted him at Yeppoon on August 18.

Carter pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on October 26 to drink-driving.

With two previous drug-driving offences in 2018 and 2019, Carter was fined $800 and disqualified from driving for one month.

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Angela Katrina Hendy, 42,

Hendy was involved in a two-vehicle traffic crash on Tanby Road, Yeppoon, on October 4.

She pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on October 26 to drink-driving and failing to drive a sufficient distance from a vehicle in front of her.

With previous drink-driving offending on her history from 2022 and 2016, Hendy was fined $300, placed on nine months’ probation, and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

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Originally published as Central Queensland drink drivers sentenced in court