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He was arrested in July 2020 after police saw a vehicle speeding along Main St, Palmerston North. Police found him walking away from the vehicle with the keys in his pocket, but he refused to undergo alcohol checks. He was stopped while driving a ute, with two passengers, on October 11, giving a reading of 654 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. He had two previous convictions for drink-driving in 2017 and 2018. While he could have been sentenced to community detention, the sentencing judge thought a more serious punishment was needed due to the seriousness of the offending. In a decision released in June, High Court judge Justice Matthew Palmer said the sentence was excessive.