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A banned Tauranga motorist today blamed his teenage son for being caught by police driving two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit.
Easton Shane Taikato, 40, beneficiary, told Tauranga District Court he got drunk because his 15-year-old son had not come home the night before.
Judge Paul Geoghegan told Taikato it was a "huge concern" he did not accept responsibility for his offending.
His excuse was an extraordinary one and showed "absolutely zero" insight.
"And that makes you a very dangerous person to other road users," said Judge Geoghegan.
"There is no way you should have been on the road that day. "One wonders what it will take for the message to get through to some people that drinking and driving is simply not on."
The judge sentenced Taikato to eight months imprisonment for his third drink drive conviction and imposed an 18-month disqualification.
- NZPA
