Suspended drink driver 'just ducked out to get food'

Paul John Guest of Opal Street faced Orange Local Court on May 2, 2024.

The 35-year-old was pulled over in a white Toyota Hilux for random breath testing on April 1 on Bathurst Road.

He told officers he didn't have his license, before conceding it was suspended after a drink driving charge as a mandatory interlock device was yet to be fitted.

"[I just] ducked out to get food," Guest said.

Prosecutor Carl Smith told magistrate David Day the statement showed his disregard for court orders.

Paul John Guest was convicted, fined $550 and hit with a further six month disqualification.