South West man Daniel Robert Jacobson-Stansfield fined for driving over limit and without a licence

A South West man has been advised by a South West magistrate that he should listen to his girlfriend after he was caught drink-driving without ever holding a driver’s licence. Daniel Robert Jacobson-Stansfield appeared in Bunbury Magistrate’s Court on Monday where he was fined a total of $1650 after pleading guilty to exceeding 0.08 and having no authority to drive. The court was told Jacobson-Stansfield was driving a Toyota Corolla along Norton Promenade in Dalyellup during the late hours of February 28 when he was stopped for a breath test. The breath test showed Jacobson-Stansfield had a blood alcohol reading of 0.141. It was also confirmed that Jacobson-Stansfield had never held a driver’s licence. When asked by police why he was driving with such a high level of alcohol in his system, Jacobson-Stansfield said he “forced my missus to let me drive”. Representing himself in court, Jacobson-Stansfield submitted that he acknowledged that he “shouldn’t have been driving at all”, displeasing Magistrate Linda Keane, who noted the “extraordinarily high level” of alcohol involved. “Talk about stating the obvious Mr Jacobson-Stansfield,” she said. “You were inebriated and you were driving without even holding a licence. “Do you have any idea how dangerous that is? “Your girlfriend was telling you not to drive, you should listen to her.” Ms Keane also noted the winding nature of Norton Promenade, warning Jacobson-Stansfield that he could have failed to negotiate a bend in the road and caused harm to himself or other people. She also noted it was the third time Jacobson-Stansfield had been convicted for driving without a licence, warning him of potential jail time if he were to be caught driving again. Along with the $1650 fine, Jacobson-Stansfield was ordered to pay court costs and his authority to drive was disqualified for a further nine months.