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A Moranbah father risked his family’s livelihood when choosing to drive just hours after drinking during a big night out.
Mathew Vincent Buswell, 51, pleaded guilty in Moranbah Magistrates Court on April 15 to driving over the general alcohol limit but not over the middle limit.
The father of three young children was driving home from Mackay about 11.40am on February 21 when he was intercepted by police on Peak Downs Highway for a roadside breath test.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said Buswell returned a blood-alcohol content reading of .057.
Buswell said he had been drinking at the Mackay races the day prior and stopped drinking about 4am the morning of the offence.
Father caught drink-driving hours after big night out
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