Post by miggsy on Apr 5, 2005 17:49:52 GMT 10
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April 5, 2005 - 12:52PM
Australian Idol star Shannon Noll has been fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for nine months for drink driving.
Noll, who lives in Sydney, was visiting his hometown of Condobolin last December when he was stopped by police for a defective headlight after leaving the Condobolin Hotel.
A random breath test found he had a blood alcohol reading of 0.110 - more than twice the legal limit.
Noll was in Condobolin Local Court today accompanied by his brother Adam Noll and cousin Nathan Swadling.
He had pleaded guilty to a mid-range drink-driving offence, and the court was previously told that when Noll was stopped by police and asked to submit to a random breath test he replied: "What's the point mate? I'm over."
His solicitor Peter Martin told the court Noll had jumped into the car to get away from a crowd of people wanting to follow him from the hotel.
Police facts previously tendered to the court said Noll and three male friends left the hotel shortly after midnight and the singer jumped into the driver's seat of a blue Ford Falcon ute.
One friend sat in the passenger seat and the other two men jumped into the tray.
Mr Martin said Noll, runner-up in the first series of Australian Idol, had shown "genuine remorse" and was "prepared to accept the disqualification".
Magistrate Howard Hamilton accepted Noll's guilty plea but said his explanation for getting into the car was inadequate.
He fined Noll $1,000 and banned him from driving for nine months.
Noll, who has not driven since the December 19 incident, will be able to drive again from September 18.
April 5, 2005 - 12:52PM
Australian Idol star Shannon Noll has been fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for nine months for drink driving.
Noll, who lives in Sydney, was visiting his hometown of Condobolin last December when he was stopped by police for a defective headlight after leaving the Condobolin Hotel.
A random breath test found he had a blood alcohol reading of 0.110 - more than twice the legal limit.
Noll was in Condobolin Local Court today accompanied by his brother Adam Noll and cousin Nathan Swadling.
He had pleaded guilty to a mid-range drink-driving offence, and the court was previously told that when Noll was stopped by police and asked to submit to a random breath test he replied: "What's the point mate? I'm over."
His solicitor Peter Martin told the court Noll had jumped into the car to get away from a crowd of people wanting to follow him from the hotel.
Police facts previously tendered to the court said Noll and three male friends left the hotel shortly after midnight and the singer jumped into the driver's seat of a blue Ford Falcon ute.
One friend sat in the passenger seat and the other two men jumped into the tray.
Mr Martin said Noll, runner-up in the first series of Australian Idol, had shown "genuine remorse" and was "prepared to accept the disqualification".
Magistrate Howard Hamilton accepted Noll's guilty plea but said his explanation for getting into the car was inadequate.
He fined Noll $1,000 and banned him from driving for nine months.
Noll, who has not driven since the December 19 incident, will be able to drive again from September 18.
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