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Australian media personality Kate Ritchie has lost her driver’s licence for three months after being fined for low range drink driving. No court date was given – rather she was handed an infringement along with an immediate licence suspension. The 44-year-old took to Instagram to apologise following the incident. Since then, the Australia’s Got Talent […]

Mayor Karen Williams has been sentenced to 80 hours of community service for drink driving charges. The Redland politician also had her licence disqualified for six months at Cleveland Magistrates Court. No conviction was recorded against her. This is despite her colliding with tree.    Sentencing for Drink Driving Charges Karen Williams was charged with […]

A magistrate has excluded evidence in a drink driving case after finding that police used unlawful force when dealing with the accused. Magistrate James Lawton labelled the behaviour of the officers ‘deplorable’ and that their conduct needed to be denounced. He held that evidence of the defendant’s failure to supply a sample at the road […]

If you are facing drink driving charges after a crash or accident, you may be concerned about being sentenced to a term of imprisonment. There will generally be a police investigation after any car accident. This will involve you being submitted to a breath test. If any alcohol is detected in your breath, you may […]

Mayor Karen Williams has not been charged with drink driving admitting to consuming alcohol before crashing her vehicle. The incident occurred an hour after she had been on a video call with families of drunk driving victims. Her actions have been labelled by those who were on the call as ‘disgusting’. However, the mayor has […]

Silverchair singer Daniel Johns has pleaded guilty to high range drink driving after a car accident in the Hunter region of NSW. As a result of the crash, a 55-year-old woman was taken to John Hunter Hospital. Following the charges being laid, Johns’ released a public statement stating that he had been using alcohol to […]

Instagram influencer Patricia Hadjia has narrowly avoided jail for high range drink driving after crashing into multiple cars and flipping the vehicle she was in. Following the accident, both herself and a passenger had to free themselves from the wreckage. She appeared at Waverley Local Court where she was sentenced to community service. High Range […]

If you have been charged by Police, you will likely be querying how to get a section 10 for mid-range drink driving in NSW. The prospect of attending Court, receiving a criminal conviction and losing your driving license can seem daunting. This can have consequences for your career as well as family responsibilities. While avoiding […]

A 52-year-old man who was charged with drink driving twice in the same day has been sentenced at Cowra Local Court. Rodney John Hampton was charged with drive with middle range PCA, drive while suspended and drive with low range PCA. The two incidents both occurred on 12 September 2021. Stopped Twice on the Same […]

A man who was found not guilty to drink driving charges after giving false evidence has been jailed for perjury. Bernard Andrew Nash successfully sued NSW police after lying under oath during his drink driving case. However, ten years later the real estate agent was found guilty of two perjury charges. They related to false […]