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Rockingham: drunk driving incident costs man licence for 30 months

Gabrielle JefferyWeekend Kwinana Courier

Michael Carl Rogers pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol when he appeared at Rockingham Magistrates Court on September 30.

The prosecutor said the 23-year-old was the only person involved in the crash.

Members of the public found Rogers unconscious and freed him from the wreckage of his car.

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The prosecutor said it was Rogers’ second DUI offence.

Rogers’ lawyer said his client had attended a work function earlier that day at Marri Park Golf Course and had intended to leave his car at the premises.

Rogers did not have a reason for changing his mind and driving, he said.

Rogers had been drinking heavily as a way of dealing with the loss of his father.

He suffered a minor back injury from the crash, but the car which he had only bought two weeks before, was a write-off.

The lawyer said Rogers had taken steps to ensure he is not tempted to drive by moving closer to his work and now rides a bicycle.

Magistrate Adam Hills-Wright accepted his early guilty plea.

“I just can’t tell you what a tragedy it would be for you to go to jail,” he said.

“Gone are the days where people would turn a blind eye to those who get into a car drunk and choose to drive.

“Everyone has issues in their lives.

“But they don’t get in a car drunk and endanger the lives of others. You have suffered significant expense through this but you chose that. You’ve caused your own loss.”

Rogers was fined $2300 and lost his licence for 30 months.