A Dubbo drink-driver, who has a history of "driving like a hoon", and ploughed into a family's home has been spared time behind bars after a court heard he was a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy.
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William Mcauliffe, 28, had more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood when he lost control of a white Ford Falcon ute on Oakmont Avenue on September 11 last year.
The 28-year-old mounted a kerb, and crashed through a water main, before he ploughed through a brick garden bed and into a master bedroom of a family home, court documents revealed.
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The family who resided in the home were watching a movie in the living room when Mcauliffe crashed, police said.
When the homeowner came out to see the damage, court documents said Mcauliffe ignored him walked "nonchalantly" to the passenger side of the ute and lit a cigarette.
Police arrived and noticed he strongly smelt of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet. A test of Mcauliffe's breath revealed a positive alcohol reading of 0.164.
Mcauliffe told police he had been at his bosses house and drinking whisky, vodka and beer before the crash.
Supported by family in court, Mcauliffe pleaded guilty to high-range drink-driving in Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday.
The court heard the 28-year-old was undergoing chemotherapy after a cancer diagnosis, which Magistrate Gary Wilson said he was "sympathetic" to.
It's only good luck no one was killed, let alone injured
- Magistrate Gary Wilson
However Magistrate Wilson said Mcauliffe had a history of "driving like a hoon".
"It's just not your average traffic record that's for sure," he said.
"It does not read good to say the least.
"It's only good luck no one was killed, let alone injured."
Mcauliffe was convicted and sentenced to a community corrections order for 18 months, disqualified from driving for three years and fined $1000.
"It's only because of your current medical condition, that I'm not going to impose a custodial sentence," Magistrate Wilson said.