A JERRABOMBERRA man facing his 11th drink driving charge was sentenced to 80 hours community service in Queanbeyan Local Court on Monday.
Magistrate Chris Bone heard Riley White, 50, had a long history of offences with 10 drink driving charges between 1979 and 2001.
His most recent offence occurred just after midnight on October 16 when White was stopped by police for a random breath test on Lowe Street.
He allegedly returned a blood alcohol concentration of 0.181.
Magistrate Bone said White had no offences since he was released from a six month jail sentence for drink driving in 2001.
He said the long break in offending and his efforts to change his behaviour were the reasons why White wasn’t facing a jail term.
‘‘One would assume that once he got out of jail he decided to do something about his lifestyle, and that is what he did,’’ Magistrate Bone said.
White was also disqualified from driving for two years
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