It is prison for sure next time, a judge has warned a repeat drink-driver.
In the Masterton District Court yesterday, a reluctant Judge Chris Tuohy said Blair Anthony Nolan would narrowly avoid jail time in favour of home detention after his eighth conviction for drink driving.
Nolan appeared for sentencing on his seventh and eighth drink-driving charges, having pleaded guilty at an earlier appearance.
The court heard how on June 27 Nolan was caught driving with a level of 776mcg of alcohol.
On August 28, while Nolan was still before the court facing the first charge, he drove over the limit again. This time he was caught with a level of 976mcg, over twice the legal limit of 400mcg of alcohol per litre of breath.