Mitchell Clancy Williams sentenced in Rockhampton court
A court has heard how a teenager sped past a truck crash and away from police because he was “fixated” on getting to work.
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A teenager has learned the hard way what happens when you speed and fail to stop for police.
Mitchell Clancy Williams, 19, pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on Friday, January 12, to failing to stop for police and driving while demerit point suspended.
The court heard emergency crews were responding to a truck rollover on the Capricorn Highway at Gogango, west of Rockhampton, at 3.10am on October 9 last year.
Vehicles passing by the scene were instructed to slow down but one car did not.
Police prosecutor Corey O’Connor told the court checks were done on the registration of the vehicle which showed Williams as the car’s owner and also revealed he had a driving curfew.
He was also demerit point suspended.
Officers tried to pull him over but he continued to speed up as police approached and attempts to intercept him were eventually abandoned.
Mr O’Connor told the court officers went to Williams’ home on October 23, where they saw the car in the driveway.
Williams told officers he was running late for work and said he did see the crash scene but proceeded through at speed because of a shift start.
Mr O’Connor said Williams had also been fined $696 for a speeding offence.
Williams’ barrister Scott Moon told the court his client had previously been diagnosed with autism and had behavioural difficulties.
Mr Moon said at the time of the incident Williams wasn’t deliberately trying to speed away from police, but had become “fixated” on getting to work at the mines.
He said becoming “fixated” stemmed from the difficulties Williams had with autism.
Mr Moon said his client understood things had to change and that he had also completed the Queensland Traffic Offenders Program.
Acting Magistrate Paul Byrne took into account Williams’ plea of guilty and that it came at an early opportunity.
Williams received a total of $900 in fines and was disqualified from holding a licence for six months.
Convictions were recorded.
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