Smith, a father of two, was non-responsive suffering multiple significant injuries. Fire crews and paramedics, including critical care, struggled for about an hour to remove him from the vehicle. He was then moved to the waiting RACQ CQ Rescue chopper and flown to Townsville Hospital. Mr Beamish said checks revealed he had amphetamine and methylamphetamine in his system, as well as other pain relief medication. Smith, 34, pleaded guilty to drug driving and failing to have proper control of a vehicle. Multiple emergency crews were sent to the crash site at Broken River. Photo: RACQ CQ Rescue Defence solicitor Antoinette Morton, of Fisher Dore Lawyers, said it was an early plea.