Robert William Towgood pleaded guilty to drink-driving with a blood alcohol level of 115mg, and to careless driving. FILE PHOTO
Robert William Towgood pleaded guilty to drink-driving with a blood alcohol level of 115mg, and to careless driving. FILE PHOTO
A driver who rear-ended a car stopped at a pedestrian crossing was still affected by alcohol from the night before, Masterton District Court heard on Monday.
Robert William Towgood pleaded guilty to drink-driving with a blood alcohol level of 115mg, and to careless driving.
Towgood had been drinking the nightbefore and arranged to stay overnight so as not to drive but, after driving the next day, he was breath-tested at 11am and was still over the 80mcg limit.
Judge Barbara Morris said she took into account the "misjudgment", but that Towgood's alcohol reading the night before must have been "very high".
A car had "responsibly stopped" at an intersection, when Towgood "barrelled into it" causing significant damage, the judge said.
"Fortunately, there was not a domino effect where the car was knocked into the crossing and hit the pedestrian."
Towgood was disqualified from driving for six months, ordered to pay costs of $330 to police and reparation of $6352 to the victim of the car in front.
