Former leader of today’s defunct Australian band Silverchair, Daniel Johns, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for serving in the community for a drunk car accident.
He has also been given an order for intensive corrections, has been disqualified from driving for seven months and has been ordered to place an alcohol reading lock on his car for 24 months when he recovers his driving license. .
In March this year, Johns was accused of driving with high-end alcohol after a head-on collision in North Arm Cove, north of Newcastle.
When he was tested, he returned a blood alcohol reading three times the legal limit.
Police in Raymond Terrace Local Court said 43-year-old Johns was driving north in his SUV when he crossed the wrong side of the Pacific Highway and collided with a light commercial truck traveling in the direction. contrary.
Police facts presented in court said the accident happened after Johns, 43, left a gas station.
Both vehicles ended up in a nearby natural strip.
The driver of the van, a 51-year-old man and a 55-year-old passenger, were taken to the scene.
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Johns went into rehab on his own volition for four weeks after the crash and the court said he had not touched alcohol since.
In his presentation of the sentence, defense attorney Bryan Wrench said his client had been suffering from complex mental health issues since his time as a child music star.
“He was a very successful musician. He was 14 when that came to him in an unwanted way and that came with attacks and vitriol,” Wrench said.
More to come.
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