Speedster stopped and found to be over the limit

A man stopped for speeding in Greytown was then found to be a drink-driver, Masterton District Court was told on Monday.

Kevin Richard Oaks Jack Ramsden, 25, utility installer, was stopped in the town's main street at 12.25am on April 27, having been clocked doing 103km/h in a 50km/h zone.

He pleaded guilty to speeding and drink-driving after returning a breath alcohol reading of 562mcg per litre of breath.

The legal limit is 400mcg.

Prosecutor Sergeant Jodie Lawrence said Ramsden had told police he had consumed three pints of beer before driving.

Solicitor Frank Minehan said Ramsden had been caught at the south end of Greytown " past the red dairy" and heading south.

"He was fairly close to the 100km/h sign, is fully employed and has a limited previous offending history," Mr Minehan said.

Judge Bill Hastings said although this was Ramsden's first drink-driving offence the aggravating factor was the high speed he was travelling in a 50km/h zone.

He said in any event drink-driving made Ramsden "a menace on the road".

Ramsden was fined $600, ordered to pay court costs of $132 and disqualified from driving for six months on the drink-driving charge and fined a further $400 for speeding.

Expensive night

Sunday night drinks and a meal ended up being a costly business for Maurice Juan Guillard, 41,of Masterton.

Guillard was fined $2000 and disqualified for a year and a day for drink-driving. He had previous convictions for drink-driving in 1998 and 2005.

Prosecutor Sergeant Jodie Lawrence said on May 19 Guillard had driven into a letter box about 10pm. Police had breath tested him and a reading of 965mcg per litre of breath was recorded.

Solicitor Louise Elder, representing Guillard, said he had been socialising on the Saturday night and on Sunday dropped a relative off at a hotel but stayed for drinks and a meal.

Ms Elder said Guillard was "clearly over the limit" but pointed out his last drink-drive conviction had been eight years ago.

Random stop

Joshua Aaron James Wright, 21,of Masterton, was fined $700, ordered to pay court costs of $132 and disqualified from driving for six months. He was found to be drink-driving when randomly stopped by police in Chapel St at 4am on May 4.

Wright returned a breath alcohol reading of 845mcg per litre of breath.

Wheel spinning

Rowan John Clarke, 21, unemployed of Masterton, was ordered to do 80 hours' community work and disqualified from driving for nine months for wheel spinning at the Essex St/Pownall St intersection.

He was seen by a police patrol doing " burn-outs" at 11.50pm on April 26 and had been disqualified in 2010, also for wheel spinning.

Clarke pleaded guilty and his solicitor, Frank Minehan, said he had $2000 in outstanding fines.