Three men have been banned from the roads for 18 months and fined $1,500 each for drink-driving offences.

Steven Burgess, 34, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to drink-driving and driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit.

The court heard that police were stationed in Warwick at about 10.45pm when they saw Burgess riding a motorcycle at about 60km/h.

Police followed Burgess and stopped him by Riddell’s Bay Road. They asked him for his name and address twice but Burgess failed to give it to them.

Officers suspected him of being intoxicated and arrested him on suspicion of drink-driving.

Police took Burgess to Hamilton Police Station, where he offered to give a sample of breath for analysis.

The breath test showed that Burgess had 202.3 milligrams of alcohol in every 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80mg/100ml.

The incident happened on December 15.

Burgess, from Pembroke, admitted to the court that he had “overindulged at a Christmas party” the day he was caught.

Luke Mercer, 26, also pleaded guilty to drink-driving and driving while over the limit.

The court heard that police were on patrol at around 2.50am in Pembroke when they saw Mercer riding a motorcycle with a pillion passenger who was not wearing a helmet.

Officers attempted to stop Mercer as he continued to drive through Pembroke. They watched as he swerved along the rode and almost collided with a road barrier before stopping.

Police suspected him of impaired driving after they smelt alcohol on his breath, as well as when Mercer struggled to stand and almost dropped his motorcycle on the police car.

He initially denied drinking but later admitted that he “had a few beers” when officers shared their observations.

Mercer was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station, where he took a breath test.

The test showed that Mercer had 150.4 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

The incident took place on January 20.

Geno Jones, 29, pleaded guilty to refusing to take a breath test.

The court heard that police were conducting roadside sobriety checks along North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish when they stopped Jones for speeding.

Jones was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station.

He refused to offer a sample of breath for analysis, telling officers: “I feel like I’m being wrongly accused.”

The incident happened on November 26.

While in court, Jones also admitted speeding at 64km/h that same day and was fined $340 for the offence.

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