A DRUNK driver who veered off the road and crashed through a cemetery fence at Quarry Hill has lost his licence for 38 months.
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Robert Clohesy, 21, appeared from prison on Wednesday via an audio visual link and pleaded guilty to the drink-driving offence which occurred in August last year.
Police prosecutor senior constable Matthew Hendry said Clohesy had returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.193 after crashing his vehicle.
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Clohesy was sentenced to 17 months in prison in April this year for possession of child abuse material, with a non-parole period of 11 months.
With time already served in pre-sentence detention, he will be eligible for parole in October. He is a former paramedicine student, who used to be employed as a casual worker in the hospitality sector.
Senior Constable Hendry told the Bendigo Magistrates Court on Wednesday that Clohesy had hit a road sign last year while drunk, which badly damaged his vehicle. However, he did not pull over to inspect his car.
Senior Constable Hendry said Clohesy instead continued to drive for another 400 metres, with the front passenger side wheel dragging along the road. He then ran off the road and collided with the cemetery fence.
Magistrate Russell Kelly said Clohesy, of Bendigo, would have to pay a fine and would be disqualified from holding a licence for just over three years.
He also ordered Clohesy to return to court in August to answer unrelated charges of arson. The court was told he would plead not guilty to those offences.
Senior Constable Hendry said the charges related to a "series of arsons" outside Clohesy's house.
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