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A mobility scooter rider tried to blame a dodgy footpath for his crash into a car, but a subsequent breath test showed there may have been other factors at play.
Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday heard disability pensioner Llewellyn Jessell was almost three times the legal alcohol limit when he hit trouble at North Booval on March 24.
Jessell was driving to a hotel to play the pokies after drinking wine at home.
Llewellyn James Jessell, 43, from North Booval, pleaded guilty to drink driving.
Prosecutor Sergeant Paul Caldwell said police were called to Wattle St at 9.30pm.