Case: Drink & Drug Driving after a big night out.
Our client went out drinking the night before and slept at a friends house. Woke up early to get to his job as an apprentice electrician and was pulled over by police and was charged with both drink and drug driving.
Charges/ Ch1 (combination drink and drug driving); Ch 2, 3 (drink driving); Ch 4, 5 (drug driving)
Result/ Ch 2 to 5 withdrawn; Ch1: Placed on Skills Connect program with 12 months mandatory loss of licence
Our lawyer submitted that our client was a youthful offender and under pressure as a young apprentice and thought he was ok to drive after a big night out at the casino. Magistrate was of the view that client had high prospects of rehabilitation and placed client on the Skills Connect program.