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A Clermont driver, who had been “drinking heavily” since a relationship break down, was caught drink driving while close to four times the legal limit.
Bryan John Jacobsen, 24, pleaded guilty at Emerald Magistrates Court on April 20 to driving under the influence of liquor.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said Jacobson was pulled over on Herschel Street about 2.20am on February 20.
He returned a positive roadside breath test and later recorded a blood-alcohol content reading of .189, more than three times the legal alcohol limit. His licence was immediately suspended.
Lawyer Sam Foster, who appeared via phone, said his client had been drinking heavily since a long term romantic relationship broke down in December, 2020.
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