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Here are the people who pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court last Thursday to drink or drug-driving.
P-plater Ethan Gray James, 18, recorded a blood-alcohol reading of 0.113 after he was caught drink-driving on Yeppoon’s Park Street on April 25.
James told police he had been drinking rum and cola at a friend’s house prior to driving to McDonald’s.
James’ lawyer Cam Schroder said James had been involved in an argument with a female at his friend’s house and rather than let things escalate he had decided to leave.
“She got under his skin . he made a very stupid decision to drive,” Mr Schroder said.
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A motorist who hit a pedestrian at a Yeppoon shopping centre was drink-driving at the time.
Roderick William Sommerville, 61, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on Thursday to drink-driving and driving without due care and attention.
The court heard that Sommerville was behind the wheel on February 10 when his vehicle struck a female pedestrian at a Yeppoon shopping centre on Park Street about 3pm.
Sommerville’s vehicle also hit another car while reversing at speed.
The incidents were captured on CCTV security footage.
When police spoke to Sommerville, he told them that prior to driving he had consumed three beers at The Railway Hotel.
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