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A court has heard how a young manâs parents kept the wrecked car he crashed in their yard to remind him of the consequences of his drink driving.
Jack David Manzini, 23, pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Thursday to one count of driving under the influence of liquor.
The court heard police were called to Qunaba on October 10 last year after a car had rolled into a field, with reports of people trapped in the vehicle.
When they arrived they saw a white car had rolled onto its roof and saw two men walking around the car in a confused state and another man collapsed near the car in a semiconscious state.
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Subscriber only A woman has received a large fine after she crashed her car with a mid-range alcohol reading and left the scene before emergency crews even arrived to help. Chu-Yin Chen pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Thursday to one charge of driving over the middle alcohol limit. The court heard emergency crews were called to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection Moore Park Rd and Blackbutt St on October 10 last year. However, when crews arrived Chen, who was the driver, was nowhere to be found. The court heard she had left the scene in a friend s car before crews got to the scene.
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Subscriber only A man has been refused bail after he allegedly threatened to burn down his partner s home in an act of alleged domestic violence. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Friday by videolink from the Bundaberg Watch House. He is facing a number of offences include two counts of aggravated domestic violence order breaches. The man made an application for bail which was opposed by the prosecution. The court heard the man was also charged with public nuisance after he allegedly started yelling and threatening witnesses. Police prosecutor Senior Constable Tina Bland told the court witnesses told police the man appeared heavily intoxicated at the time.
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Subscriber only A young woman has learnt the hard way the importance of keeping track of how much you drink before you get behind the wheel after crashing her car on a residential street. Brodie-Lee Louise Reardon, 23, pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Thursday to driving under the influence of liquor. At 10.55pm on November 18 police were called to a crash on Sims Rd where a car had left the road and collided with brick garden edging. Police spoke with Reardon who told them she owned the car and was the driver. Reardon told police she was driving back home from the East End Hotel and was eating a sausage roll at the time of the incident.
You hear them before you see them and this week, three hoons caught in the Bundaberg area faced up to their actions. They each faced Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Thursday where they were each charged in relation to three separate hooning incidents.
Marcus Aaron Mallyon - Hooning location: Duffy St and River Terrace, Millbank Marcus Aaron Mallyon pleaded guilty to one count of wilfully making unnecessary noise or smoke. The court heard resident near Duffy St and River Terrace in Millbank heard and saw a grey commodore being driven in a matter which caused noise and smoke at 7am on November 23 last year.