Great Southern man loses licence for reckless driving and receives hefty fine

A Great Southern man has lost his driver’s licence suspended for 15 months after pleading guilty to reckless driving. Albert Archie Michael was sentenced at Katanning Magistrates Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two driving offences. Police prosecutor Alan Dean told the court Michael was clocked at 165km/h in an 110km/h zone near Kojonup on October 31 last year. Sgt Dean said Michael also drove a vehicle without an alcohol interlock system as required by the court. He had the vehicle impounded as a result of the speeding offence. Michael told the court he had an argument with his partner before getting behind the wheel. Magistrate Dianne Scaddan said that was not an excuse for his behaviour. “Whatever argument you had with your girlfriend would be insignificant to having your car wrapped around a tree,” she said. Michael was fined $3000 and disqualified from driving for 15 months. “Had it been limited to the interlock, the fines would be a lot less,” Ms Scaddan said.