Leigh William Allen pleaded guilty to drink-driving.
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Drink-driver writes off car in crash
28th Aug 2020 12:00 AM
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5:57 AM
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A GLADSTONE man was lucky no-one was injured when he crashed his car after drink-driving.
Leigh William Allen, 34, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Monday to the offence.
Police prosecutor Kelvin Boyd said on August 6, at 9.20pm, police were called to a traffic crash on Oaka St where they saw a Holden Commodore on the wrong side of the road.
Allen was the owner of the vehicle and was located laying in his backyard.
He returned a reading of 0.114.
Defence lawyer Jun Pepito told the court the $12,500 car was written off.
He said no-one was injured in the accident.
Allen was convicted and fined $900 and disqualified from driving for three months.
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