A TRIP to McDonald's drive-though proved the downfall of Toowoomba man Wek Mawien Wek.
Police called to an incident in the car park of Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre about 10.40pm, September 27, found a car crashed into a trolley bay but no-one with the vehicle.
However, an observant police officer spotted some McDonald's food products on the back seat including a drink which had condensation on the outside leading police to suspect it had not long been purchased.
The officers went to the nearby McDonald's drive-through in James St and obtained CCTV footage which showed the car in question being driven through by a man in a hoodie less than an hour before, Toowoomba Magistrates Court heard.
A check of the car's registration led police to a Toowoomba residence where Wek was found sitting on a lounge.
In a hoodie on the lounge beside him police found a receipt from McDonald's which had the purchase time of 9.57pm that night, police prosecutor Senior Constable Alister Windsor told the court.
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Breath tested, Wek blew a breath/alcohol reading of 0.198 and he was found to be driving on a suspended licence, he said.
Though he initially denied being the driver, Wek pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence and driving on a suspended licence.
His solicitor Phil Stainton said his client, a former refugee, had been stressed at the time because fighting had broken out in his native Kenya just when his wife and son had been set to travel to Australia to be reunited with him.
Instead of fines, Mr Stainton asked that the court impose a period of probation on his client.
Magistrate Graham Lee agreed and placed Wek on 12 months probation and disqualified him from driving for two years.
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