Matthew Curl of Grenfell pleaded guilty in Young Local Court to driving with an illicit drug in his system.
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Represented by Ms Rachel Power, Curl entered a guilty plea before Magistrate Dare.
The 18-year-old apprentice has secured a flat in Young after the incident.
Ms Power described the young man as “very eager to work.”
Magistrate Dare took into consideration Curl’s remorse and the steps he and his family had taken to prepare for Curl’s guilty plea. Magistrate Dare convicted and fined Curl $100 and handed down a 3 month disqualification.
“Mr Curl, I won’t be offended if I don’t see you back again,” Magistrate Dare said.
According to police Curl had held a provisional P1 licence for just over a year and during that time Curl had lost his licence to demerit point suspension for a period of six months.
Police said Curl advised he is due to lose his licence for an unrelated traffic matter for a period of time.
According to the police facts about 12.50 pm on Tuesday September 13, 2016, police were patrolling Weddin Street in Grenfell when they observed three motor vehicles driving south bound.
Police stopped a yellow Ford XR6 for a random test.
Police said Curl, stopped his vehicle on the Henry Lawson Way crossing of Holy Camp Road before he produced his NSW driver’s licence.
Police spoke to Curl and conducted a breath test which resulted in a negative result.
At 12.58 pm police said they conducted a roadside drug test on Curl.
According to police at 1.06 pm a positive result was observed for the drug Cannabis.
Curl was arrested for the purpose of a secondary oral fluid test and taken to Young Police Station.
Curl was cautioned and asked a number of questions and was read the form of demand and subsequently provided a sample of oral fluid sufficient for analysis.
This sample was tested at the Young Police Station and returned a negative result.
The remainder of the sample was placed into a sealed vial in the presence of the accused and security sealed.
The accused was advised that the sample would be sent to the NSW forensic and analytical science service for analysis.
The accused was returned to his vehicle pending further testing.
The sample sent away returned positive, resulting in Curl’s appearance in Young Local Court.
