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Subscriber only A Christmas catnap was a costly lesson for a Townsville man who learned the hard way that snoozing in the front seat after a boozy night is against the law. Wade Lee Stanfield faced the Townsville Magistrates Court unrepresented on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to being in charge of a motor vehicle, tram, train or vessel under the influence of liquor. Police prosecutor Acting Sergeant Tim Madsen said Mr Stanfield had been sleeping in the driver s seat of a car on a road in Kirwan about 3am on Christmas Day. Sergeant Madsen said officers found the car running with the headlights on and windows fogged up.