Ndogobessengar ‘Jimmy’ Tatamngar blows above .18 twice in two days
The former refugee has been ordered off the roads after recording two high breath/alcohol readings in two days.
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A 46-YEAR-OLD Toowoomba man caught behind the steering wheel twice within two days with a breath/alcohol reading above 0.18 has been ordered off the road for two years.
Ndogobessengar Tatamngar, also known as “Jimmy”, was pulled over by the police patrol on Ramsay St, South Toowoomba, about 11.30pm, January 4, Toowoomba Magistrates Court was told.
He told police he had been drinking between 6pm and 7pm and had only one and a half glasses of wine, police prosecutor Bettina Trenear told the court.
He blew a breath/alcohol reading of 0.188, she said.
Police checks found Jimmy, as he was referred to in court, was on a learner’s licence yet he had no “L” plates displayed on the car nor was there an open licensed driver with him, the court heard.
Two days later on January 6, a police patrol had come across “Jimmy” sitting in the driver’s seat of the same vehicle parked on Ramsay St about 10am.
Asked where the car’s keys were, he told police they were in the ignition, Ms Trenear said.
Telling police he had been drinking wine since 9am, Jimmy blew a breath/alcohol reading of 0.188 and was charged with being in charge of a vehicle while under the influence of liquor.
Through a French interpreter, Jimmy pleaded guilty to all charges when he appeared in court on Wednesday.
His solicitor Nikola Prince said the Chad born Jimmy came to Australia as a refugee in 2008 and he was now married, though separated, with a young child.
On the first occasion, he had been driving to his ex-wife’s home to give her money to buy medication for their son.
On the second occasion, he had gone back to where his car was left after he was pulled over two days earlier and was waiting for a friend to arrive who was to drive the car to his home, she said.
While waiting for his friend, Jimmy decided to listen to music in the car, unaware he was committing an offence, Ms Prince said.
Magistrate Kay Ryan fined Jimmy a total $2000 and disqualified him from driving for 12 months on each under the influence offence.
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