AN Orange man after a late-night snack has been fined $2100 and disqualified from driving for six months in Orange Local Court after he registered more than four times the legal blood alcohol limit.
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Shane Stephen Hamblin, 35, of Moresby Street, registered a reading of 0.209 and pleaded guilty to high-range PCA after police standing on the footpath spotted him trying to negotiate his way through a McDonald’s drive-through on November 13.
Police said Hamblin bunny-hopped the silver Ford Laser into the Bathurst Road drive-through just after midnight and took several minutes to order due to staff having difficulty understanding his slurred speech.
The P-plate driver told police he had not consumed any alcohol, but admitted to drinking four beers after he returned a positive result.
His solicitor, Michael Madden, told the court Hamblin had concerns for his mother’s health at the time of the incident and the McDonald’s was the closest food outlet.
“He’s not someone who goes to clubs and pubs,” he said.
“He made the wrong decision and got something to eat.”
Mr Madden said his client completed the traffic offenders intervention program.
Magistrate Terry Lucas added a two-year interlock period to Hamblin’s suspension.
“That’s one of the highest readings we get through here these days,” he said.
“You were a danger to yourself and other road users.”
