AN Oberon man caught speeding at 147km/h on a Bathurst street with a blood alcohol reading more than three times the legal limit has pleaded guilty to the charges against him.
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Mark Kenneth Daykin, 48, of Albion Street, Oberon, appeared before magistrate Cate Follent in Bathurst Local Court on Monday.
He pleaded guilty to driving with a high-range prescribed concentration of alcohol; driving recklessly, furiously or at a dangerous speed or manner; not giving particulars to another driver; and two counts of contravening a restriction in an apprehended violence order.
Daykin was arrested by police in Bathurst on January 27.
He was involved in a minor collision in George Street about 3.30pm and left the scene of the crash without exchanging particulars with the other driver.
A short time later, police say Daykin was pulled over by officers in Durham Street,st after being clocked at a speed of 147km/h in a 60km/h zone along Stewart Street.
He was arrested and given a breath test, which produced a positive result.
Further analysis returned an alleged reading of 0.183, placing the driver in the high-range category for drink-driving.
Daykin was subsequently charged with a string of offences and his licence was suspended on the spot.
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He was refused bail by police, but made a successful release application, with bail conditions imposed by the court.
Accepting the guilty pleas, Ms Follent ordered a sentencing assessment report from Bathurst Community Corrections District Office.
Bail undertaken on January 29 is to continue, with Daykin to be sentenced on March 25 in Bathurst Local Court.
