‘Hypocrite’ driver slammed

A MAGISTRATE has slammed a repeat unlicensed driver for thumbing his nose at the court, describing him as a hypocrite for blaming his offending on his partner.

Tyreece Elijah Mervyn Simpson, 21, faced court on nine charges, including three counts of driving while disqualified by a court order.

Between July 16 and September 14, 2021, he was repeatedly found driving a car and motorcycle in Cherbourg and Kingaroy, despite only weeks earlier being banned from driving by a court.

Simpson was also charged with failing to surrender a car to police after being issued with an impoundment notice.

Just a month later, on August 15, police spotted the car driving in Kingaroy and intercepted it and again found Simpson behind the wheel.

Prosecutor Sean Franklin told the court the 21-year-old gave police a strange excuse for being on the roads.

“(He said) he was going down the road to get some KFC, and said he was only driving to help his partner who suffers from anxiety and was not able to drive,” Sergeant Franklin said.

In April, Simpson was sentenced to 2½ years in jail for viciously assaulting this same partner.

Simpson pleaded guilty to disqualified driving, drinkdriving, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, riding a motorbike without a helmet, failing to produce a vehicle as required and possessing a knife in public.

Magistrate Andrew Sinclair slammed Simpson’s excuse.

“The hypocrisy of that is highlighted by the fact that you claimed it was to help the partner, which in my calculations a month later you choked in a domestic violence context,” he said.

Simpson was sentenced to 90 days’ jail, fined $350 and disqualified for three years.

He was released on immediate parole.