Other convictions
Emily Kim Eggers (17), employed, of North Taieri, driving under the influence of a drug (driving a Toyota, pulled out of petrol station, seen driving slowly and weaving within her lane, eyes dilated and slow to answer questions, smell of cannabis ‘‘wafting from the vehicle’’, during impairment test failed to follow basic instructions, blood test found levels of THC consistent with cannabis use, said she smoked half a joint before police pulled her over), 1.15am, Riccarton Rd, fined $300, court costs $130, $807 fees for blood test, six months’ disqualification.
Grant James Clarke (26), loader operator, of Dunedin, drinkdriving, 759mcg (drove through stop sign; in explanation said just a stupid rush), Arthur St, Timaru, about 10.30pm, August 21, fined $800, court costs $130, disqualified eight months.
Leonne Norman (49), bar manager, of Dunedin, aggravated drinkdriving (third such offence, seen leaving a local hotel, pulled over for breath test, admitted consuming alcohol, said she was going home, knew the police were out but thought she could make it; defence counsel Andrew Dawson stressed her last such conviction came 22 years ago, Norman had had to leave the region to find employment, ‘‘your mindset has to change’’, Judge Alistair Garland said), 512mcg, 1.30am, June 2, Greenock St, 80 hours’ community work, disqualified 12 months and one day.
Deidre Elice Gribben (50), of Palmerston, driving while driver licence suspended (in explanation said had taken the dogs to the beach for a walk), Ronaldsay St, 11.28am, May 27, three months’ community detention (curfewed 8pm6am daily), nine months’ supervision, disqualified one year and one month. Judge said Gribben ‘‘a thirdtimer, a recidivist offender’’, told fulltime custody more or less inevitable if she breached her sentence.
Rene Ann Penson (35), relief milker, of Southland, driving while suspended (defendant’s licence suspended for excess demerit points on July 13, stopped by police, said she was driving her friend home), 3.30am, July 26, Bealey Ave, Christchurch, fined $400, court costs $130, six months’ disqualification (starts on October 13).
Abdul Rashid Bin Unos (27), of Dunedin, dangerous driving (driving Volvo from Dunedin to Wanaka, 11.40am given infringement for driving at 136kmh, nearly an hour later travelling north through the Cromwell Gorge exceeded speed limit again, came up behind vehicle driven by offduty police officer, at Champagne Gully tried to overtake at blind bend, oncoming vehicle had to take evasive action, narrowly avoided a collision, pulled over by police in Cromwell, stated he was tired and had not had much sleep; defence counsel Jo Turner said the Singapore national had been on the way to see friends from home, Judge Phillips described the driving conduct as ‘‘horrendous’’), July 21, 60 hours’ community work, nine months’ disqualification.
Andre David Stockdale (32), landscape gardener, of Dunedin, breach of community work (sentenced to 280 hours on December 1, 2016, failed to complete the sentence within the prescribed period; the court heard the hours had since been completed, Judge Phillips said it was Stockdale’s fourth such conviction), May 31, convicted and discharged.
Keriana Marie Dale (46), of Dunedin, breach of intensive supervision (Dale refused to enter residential rehabilitation in Wellington; defence counsel Sophia Thorburn said her client was terrified to leave Dunedin for somewhere completely foreign to her, Judge Phillips said he did not need to punish the defendant when she was punishing herself: ‘‘If she wishes to continue to drink to kill herself . . . she can go down that pathway’’), May 11, convicted and discharged.