Soldier David Nolan is based at Rock Barracks in Woodbridge
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A drink-driving soldier who was nearly four times the limit when he crashed into a wall and later ended up in a ditch has been handed a suspended sentence.
David Nolan, 34, who is based at Rock Barracks in Woodbridge, was the driver of a Vauxhall Corsa when the car crashed into a brick wall at the end of an residential driveway in Melton around 7.30pm on March 31.
There was damage to the wall outside the property and the homeowner came out of his house after seeing Nolan at the end of his driveway, Wayne Ablett told the court.
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BAIL has been refused for an Ipswich father who allegedly implied he would gas his children, an Ipswich court has heard.
The man, who must not be named in order to protect his family members, has been held in custody after being charged with breaching the conditions of a domestic violence order.
He appeared in Ipswich Magistrates Court by video to apply for bail. The court heard the man had contacted the mother of his children, allegedly telling her she wouldn’t see her children again and saying he had “put his foot on the gas”.
The engine had been left running and the front passenger side door was open. Police observed what appeared to be a male person running into an apartment complex, Sgt Caldwell said. The court heard a police dog was deployed, tracking from the crashed Nissan to another car parked at the complex. The police dog bit, on the left upper leg, (Mafi) who was hiding under the vehicle, Sgt Caldwell said. The court heard Mafi was questioned by police and his wound was tended to by first aid. He claimed he hadn t driven the car but told police two different versions of his story, each time naming a different driver.