A retired teacher from Dubbo who drove with a blood alcohol concentration twice the legal limit will have no conviction recorded against him on the condition he enter into a good behaviour bond.
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Stephen Charles Parry was behind the wheel with a reading of 0.103.
He pleaded guilty to mid-range drink driving in Dubbo Local Court.
Convictions for the offence carry maximum penalties of fines or jail or both but the defence asked that Parry be discharged with no conviction on the condition he enter into a good behaviour bond.
Parry had enrolled in a traffic offenders program, the defence submitted. He had been driving since 1974, was a man aged in his 60s and a retired teacher, the court heard.
Parry had two glasses of wine at dinner then drove a short distance of about 500m between home and a service station, the defence said.
Magistrate Andrew Eckhold said Parry had obviously contributed to the community.
"That's all well and good but you are drawing heavily on goodwill," Mr Eckhold said.
"Imagine if you had killed someone... or made someone a paraplegic... (which is) a real possibility."
The magistrate said he noted the plea of guilty at the first opportunity, that there were no prior criminal matters on Parry's record and the potential to rehabilitate.
Parry was discharged without conviction on the condition he enter into a good behaviour bond for two years.
