Drink driver smashes into the Belco Coles Express

Reprobate said :

Time for mandatory alcohol interlocks to be fitted on all vehicles garaged at an offender’s address, even for a first/low range offence. Cost to be borne by the offender instead of a fine.

So say you were lucky that evening at your local restaurant and the waiter put just a little more wine into your glass. And then you left early. You had thought about it, you’d only had one glass, you had no intention of drink driving but you just hadn’t calculated it quite right. You get pulled over, you get done at .051. You were one thousandth of a percent over the prescribed amount. Bugger. Do you really think that should require interlocks fitted to all your cars? At your expense?

You can drive at 84 km/h in a school zone and only lose 4 points off your licence but if you get caught at 0.051 you think interlocks should go on all your cars? That’s just idiotic.

It’s different for high range or multiple offences but a first time low range offence doesn’t deserve that level of punishment.

shirty_bear said :

thatsnotme said :

It brings a smile to my face to know that as a disqualified, drunk driver, this loser won’t be insured – so had likely written off an expensive car for which he hopefully still owes money, and will be liable for the damage done to the service station. The magistrate may end up giving him a slap on the wrist, but I doubt the shop’s insurance company will let him off as easily.

Initially pleasing to think champ will cop a massive damages bill … until you consider that he’ll just cop a $10/week dole reduction for the rest of his life … will never get anywhere near covering actual costs.

Will get an additional licence disqualification too … but what does the duration matter when you’re already driving while disqualified?

I’m making some assumptions here, which could well be wrong, but if this guy actually owns the car he was driving, it doesn’t strike me as the type of car your average white commodore driving dole bludger could affford. That model of Murano was released in 2009, and 2nd hand models still go for almost $30k. They’re closer to $50k new.

Although after an effort like this, I’d not be surprised if he needed the dole pretty quickly.

Acting Superintendent of Traffic Operations Rod Anderson said incidents like this demonstrate the dangers of drink-driving.
“I’m astounded at the actions of this man. Driving intoxicated into an area full of combustible liquids has the potential to create a real disaster, particularly in one of our more populated areas.”

1) Duh!
2) Not sure that the loser, er alleged perp, had cognitive consideration that this particular sequence of events would occur.

Oh, and
“The man, whose licence had been disqualified for a previous drink-driving offence…”
Time for mandatory alcohol interlocks to be fitted on all vehicles garaged at an offender’s address, even for a first/low range offence. Cost to be borne by the offender instead of a fine.

thatsnotme said :

I doubt the shop’s insurance company will let him off as easily.

I doubt that the offender has any care for that kind of stuff.

Who in their right mind would get behind a wheel, disqualified, drunk to stupor, and drive at such speed as to smash through a shop?

I’m guessing this but the guy appears to be on a path to self-destruction.

thatsnotme said :

It brings a smile to my face to know that as a disqualified, drunk driver, this loser won’t be insured – so had likely written off an expensive car for which he hopefully still owes money, and will be liable for the damage done to the service station. The magistrate may end up giving him a slap on the wrist, but I doubt the shop’s insurance company will let him off as easily.

Initially pleasing to think champ will cop a massive damages bill … until you consider that he’ll just cop a $10/week dole reduction for the rest of his life … will never get anywhere near covering actual costs.

Will get an additional licence disqualification too … but what does the duration matter when you’re already driving while disqualified?

It brings a smile to my face to know that as a disqualified, drunk driver, this loser won’t be insured – so had likely written off an expensive car for which he hopefully still owes money, and will be liable for the damage done to the service station. The magistrate may end up giving him a slap on the wrist, but I doubt the shop’s insurance company will let him off as easily.

Ben_Dover said :

bundah said :

You’re kidding at worst he’ll get his licence suspended probably for no more than a week and he’ll have to write an essay!

Only bad cricketers get sentenced to essay writing.

At this rate we’ll need to drive a car through the stumps if we stand any chance of pulling off a win.

Its a very good thing no one was injured, this ticks all the boxes for massive disaster potential.

bundah said :

You’re kidding at worst he’ll get his licence suspended probably for no more than a week and he’ll have to write an essay!

Only bad cricketers get sentenced to essay writing.

Whoa, that’s a bit more of a crash than “failed to control the black Nissan…” prepared me for.

Ben_Dover said :

Ok, I’ll start the bidding at a year’s weekend detention, any takers?

You’re kidding at worst he’ll get his licence suspended probably for no more than a week and he’ll have to write an essay!

Ok, I’ll start the bidding at a year’s weekend detention, any takers?