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Paul Shenton, who is out on bail for a fifth count of DUI, pleaded guilty to a sixth offense in Timaru District Court on Monday. (Document photo)
A 50-year-old man from Timaru was caught drunk driving twice in the same car on the same road within two months of 2022.
Paul Andrew Shenton is awaiting a fifth DUI conviction when he pleads guilty to a sixth DUI offense before Judge Brian Callahan in Timaru District Court on Monday, August 8, 2022. was out on bail.
According to a factual summary of Shenton’s recent DUI allegations, Shenton was observed driving from the Ascot Hotel parking lot onto Washdyke Flat Road and turning left into a business parking lot next to Monteis Lane. .
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As Shenton got out of the car and crossed the road, police spoke to Shenton and a breath test detected 575 micrograms of alcohol per liter of exhaled breath.
Shenton admitted to drinking but said he didn’t drive, and was scheduled to defend the charges at a judge’s sole trial on Monday, but instead pleaded guilty.
The August event was followed by Shenton’s arrest on June 10, 2022, also at Washdyke Flat Road, with a breath test returning 1024mcg. Shenton received his 28-day driving suspension.
Those crimes were superseded when Shenton pleaded guilty and was convicted in November 2017 of a third and subsequent charge of driving excessive breath alcohol.
Shenton is scheduled to be convicted on March 30 for DUI charges in June and August 2022.