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Disqualified driver banned again after

yesterday he couldn't remember the incident.Ernest McCallan, 23, of Second Avenue, Devonshire,

yesterday he couldn't remember the incident.

Ernest McCallan, 23, of Second Avenue, Devonshire, was fined a total of $550 and banned from driving for a further 18 months after he pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without due care and attention on November 13.

Prosecuting, Police Insp. Peter Duffy said McCallan was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Glebe Road shortly before midnight on November 13.

McCallan's car failed to negotiate a turn and struck a garden wall, Insp.

Duffy said.

The car was extensively damaged.

McCallan, who was taken to hospital with a broken jaw and facial injuries, told the court: "I don't remember what happened.'' On July 16 this year McCallan was convicted of speeding at 62 kilometres per hour, Insp. Duffy said. For that offence, he was fined $180 and disqualified from driving until next January 15.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis fined McCallan $350 and banned him from driving for 18 months for driving while disqualified.

For driving without due care and attention, he fined McCallan $200 and disqualified him for 18 months, concurrent to the first penalty.