Lachie Hunter charged with Drink Driving

[chef]

Smith is quite entitled to visit his girlfriend if she lives there.

But not to drive Hunter to Gowers house.

[Dry Rot]

He and his missus are both from NSW and he has a house there, maybe thats his 'home'.

No it is not under NSW law. His home is in Melbourne.

Similar situation to the NSW Minister who got fined and had to resign.

[chef]

Yes, and visiting his girlfriend before that if you want to get pedantic.

Nothing wrong with visiting your girlfriend.

It's not being pedantic, taking Hunter to Gowers is none essential travel and against the law. The rest of us are following the rules so these guys should be too.

[Dry Rot]

Smith is quite entitled to visit his girlfriend if she lives there.

Under Victorian law?

[chef]

No it is not under NSW law. His home is in Melbourne.

Similar situation to the NSW Minister who got fined and had to resign.

What date did they go there?

[chef]

Under Victorian law?

Yep.

[whythelongface]

Yeah this sounds extremely suss. MY BS radar is flaring up big time.

Very suss. It is either being drunk or falling asleep at the wheel or a combination of both. The only other reason is excessive speed.

Don’t want to hang assumptions but.... come on we are not fools. Out with the truth.

As for his reason. Totally understand we all react differently to circumstances but he needs to pay the price for his actions. The fact that he has brought the club and game into disrepute also requires punishment.

[Dry Rot]

Yeah this sounds extremely suss. MY BS radar is flaring up big time.

Will be interesting to see if Smith tells the cops that he could not smell alcohol on Hunter, and Gowers says that Hunter drank an appropriate amount of booze to give Hunter the alcohol breath test level.

Maybe Hunter can and should defend the DUI charge.

[Dry Rot]

Very suss. It is either being drunk or falling asleep at the wheel or a combination of both. The only other reason is excessive speed.

Don’t want to hang assumptions but.... come on we are not fools. Out with the truth.

As for his reason. Totally understand we all react differently to circumstances but he needs to pay the price for his actions. The fact that he has brought the club and game into disrepute also requires punishment.

Hunter will be paying for the repairs to 5 cars if he is done for DUI. That will cost him probably > $30k.

[jazzadogs]

It has been made very clear that you are allowed to visit partners that do not live with you. Bailey Smith did no wrong by visiting his partners house.

For those piling on him for driving Hunter somewhere because it's against lockdown measures, if one of your good friends came to your front door and said 'hey mate, I've just had a fight with my fiance, I need a lift' you'd presumably just tell them it's not your business and to bugger off?

[chef]

For those piling on him for driving Hunter somewhere because it's against lockdown measures, if one of your good friends came to your front door and said 'hey mate, I need a lift' you'd presumably just tell them it's not your business and to bugger off?

Yes.

Especially if he had just crashed into 4 parked cars and wanted to take off before the cops came.

Maybe some of us are just taking the non essential travel thing a bit more serious.

[hujsh]

It does all seem a little too perfect doesn't it?

I was perfectly sober, smashed into 4 cars, took 5 minutest to tell the neighbors and leave details, just happened to see my young co-worker passing by, got a lift to a mate's place and proceeded to get drunk.

[jeemak]

It does all seem a little too perfect doesn't it?

I was perfectly sober, smashed into 4 cars, took 5 minutest to tell the neighbors and leave details, just happened to see my young co-worker passing by, got a lift to a mate's place and proceeded to get drunk.

If you say it like that I don't see what the problem is. Case closed!

[GVGjr]

Well for starters, was he drinking when he had the crash?

I honestly thought that was very clear to all with the initial reports

[GVGjr]

Will be interesting to see if Smith tells the cops that he could not smell alcohol on Hunter, and Gowers says that Hunter drank an appropriate amount of booze to give Hunter the alcohol breath test level.

Maybe Hunter can and should defend the DUI charge.

That's not how it works is it? You can only be judged at the time you have taken the test and people involved in accidents are tested
Had he waited then who knows

Based on the tests he will lose his license for 12 months

There might be a lot more to this but of what we know he is incredibly lucky no one was hurt