Henry Albert George disqualified from driving after inhaling nitrous oxide in car park
A man caught inhaling a gas in a Central Coast car park at 1am was so impaired he struggled to speak, telling police he was just “having some na ni na ni na ni na nitrous oxide” before handing over a large canister.
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A man caught inhaling a gas in a Blue Haven car park at 1am was so impaired he struggled to speak, telling police he was just “having some na ni na ni na ni na nitrous oxide” before handing over a large canister.
Henry Albert George, 26, was sentenced in Wyong Local Court on Monday after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs.
According to police facts, George was driving a white Toyota Corolla in the car park of Blue Haven Oval at Apsley Crt on September 27 last year.
He was in the driver’s seat while the vehicle was running and parked with the wheel touching the gutter.
Police approached George as the car was in an unusual position and asked what he was doing.
George replied, “I am just having some of these Na ni na ni na ni na nitrous oxide,” while handing police a large blue nitrous oxide canister.
Police noted George appeared “dishevelled,” had “glassy” eyes and “delayed and slurring/stuttering speech.”
Officers then asked him to turn the car off and hand over his keys.
He told police he breathes in nitrous oxide because it “feels good.”
George returned a negative result for alcohol and was then asked to complete a sobriety test. He admitted to driving under the influence of nitrous oxide.
On Monday, George represented himself in court and said he was “very embarrassed” about his actions.
Magistrate Justin Peach told the court that engaging in behaviour that disqualifies a person from holding a licence puts everything they need it for at risk.
“You were forthright and told police you were taking nitrous oxide,” Mr Peach said.
He told George the maximum penalty for this offence is 18 months in jail because “the consequences are potentially very significant.”
George was convicted and sentenced to a 12-month conditional release order and was disqualified from driving for 12 months.
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