Overview
- Hooper entered a plea at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court and was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order.
- The court disqualified him from driving for six months, correcting earlier reports that mistakenly stated a two-year ban.
- Court orders require an alcohol interlock device to be fitted to his vehicle for two years.
- Police and witness accounts said his ute struck three parked cars on Allen Street on August 7 and that he attempted to leave before officers detained him.
- He reportedly told police, “You got me … I’m blind,” returned a breath test indicating about five times the legal limit, and was found guilty on three counts of not giving his details that were not recorded on his criminal record.