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Bailey Joe Tresidder appeared before Nelson District Court on Monday, following a July incident where he failed to stop for police.
During an “outrageously bad piece of driving”, disqualified driver Bailey Joe Tresidder reached high speeds and crossed the centre line.
On Monday, Tresidder, 20 appeared before Nelson District Court, pleading guilty to charges of driving while disqualified on a third or subsequent offence; and failing to stop for police.
According to the police summary of facts, Tresidder was convicted in February of two charges of driving whilst disqualified, and sentenced to a seven-month driving disqualification.
However, on July 2, he was back behind the wheel, travelling at high speed on Marlborough’s Rapaura Rd.
Police signalled for him to stop, but Tresidder continued south, reaching 130kph in a 100kph area.
At one point, heading into the roundabout at Spring Creek, Tresidder crossed the centre line, and drove on the wrong side of the road.
Police managed to stop his car with road spikes at the junction of Rapaura Rd and State Highway 6.
Tresidder told police he didn’t stop because he was a disqualified driver, the summary said.
Judge Jo Rielly told Tresidder that sentencing a “young man like you” to a long period of disqualification was difficult.
“I’m concerned I’m setting you up to continuously come back before the court,” she said.
However, given Tresidder’s history of driving whilst disqualified, and the “outrageously bad piece of driving”, a further disqualification was necessary, she said.
If he failed to observe the sentence, he was destined to face more serious consequences each time, Judge Rielly said.
Driving penalties were in place to protect the community, she said.
“You placed yourself at significant risk of harm, and others in the community.”
Tresidder should consider taking up training or employment, Judge Rielly told him.
“Think long and hard about the life you want for yourself … You need to engage in something positive in your life.”
The judge sentenced Tresidder to 150 hours community work. For the driving whilst disqualified charge, Tresidder earned a 12-month driving disqualification. He was also sentenced to a six-month driving ban for failing to stop.
The new disqualification period would begin once his current sentence ends in September, which means Tresidder will not be able to drive until March 2025.
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