Other convictions
Rebekah Pearl Barton (18), of Dunedin, drinkdriving, careless driving (driving with two passengers on sealed rural road up to Mt Cargill, weather conditions fine.
Barton approached moderate right bend towards top of hill, drove into a bank, passengers uninjured, defendant bumped her head and had a sore neck, moderate damage to the vehicle which was written off.
Arranged a ride to the hospital where a blood sample was taken, admitted drinking and said she was ‘‘just going for a drive up to the lookout’’; duty lawyer Andy Belcher said Barton may have been the victim of peer pressure and had ‘‘learned her lesson’’), 139mg, 1.20am, February 19, Cowan Rd, fined $700, court costs $130, analyst’s fees $109, nine months’ disqualification.
Martin Van Turnhout (49), selfemployed, of Waihola, drinkdriving.
Police saw defendant turn right from Greenhithe St and activated lights and sirens. Driver pulled over only when he arrived home. Evidential breath test taken at Milton police station, admitted drinking at a nearby party and thought the drinkdriving procedure was ‘‘unnecessary’’ as he had made it home.
Counsel Andrew More said his client had only driven a few hundred metres and the ban would have a ‘‘monumental effect’’ on his job doing maintenance work; 741mcg, 9.58pm, March 24, Nore St, fined $750, court costs $130, six months’ disqualification.
Jacob Chris Sullivan (22), painter, of Mosgiel, drinkdriving, 664mcg, Factory Rd, about 2.15am, March 30, fined $665, court costs $130, disqualified seven months.
Jordan Brendon Peake (24), of Dunedin, drinkdriving, 628mcg (random stop), Main Rd, Waikouaiti, about 10.50pm, March 23, 100 hours’ community work, disqualified nine months (one previous drinkdrive conviction, in 2012).
Bree Alexandra Colston (19), servicestation attendant, of Dunedin, driving while suspended (banned for three months from December 25, 2017 after failing to stop at stop sign, pulled over by police because headlight was out, found to be banned, stated: ‘‘I knew I was suspended from November 10 and thought I was sweet to drive now, but appar ently not’’; duty lawyer Mr Belcher said the woman genuinely thought she was legally able to drive), 9.53pm, North Rd, fined $400, court costs $130, six months’ disqualification.
Robert Francis Taylor (24), casual wharf worker, of Dunedin, breach of community work (sentenced to 150 hours’ community work, failed to complete the sentence within prescribed time period, finally finished it after given final warning by Judge Phillips), February 27, convicted and discharged.
Hayden Lindsay Gibbs (24), construction worker, of Dunedin, breach of community work (sentenced to 40 hours’ community work on August 11 for driving with a sustained loss of traction, was inducted on to sentence, failed to report to Probation several times despite three warning letters being sent), January 19; breach of community work (failed to notify Probation of a change of address; defence counsel Ms Daysh said her client had since ‘‘given himself a kick up the backside’’ and completed the sentence, Judge Phillips said Gibbs had treated the Probation service with absolute contempt), February 16, convicted and discharged.
Tracey Marie Shanks (49), farm worker, of Mosgiel, intentional damage (at her daughter’s Green Island home intoxicated, argued over a dog that lived at the address, women began pushing each other, Shanks went outside, picked up stones from the garden and threw them at victim’s Subaru, caused dent to a door, numerous scratches and chipped windscreen; Judge Phillips called it ‘‘an appalling set of circumstances’’ and noted the defendant’s alcohol issues), March 7, nine months’ intensive supervision.