A Sydney man who was charged with drink driving will face court after also being charged with fraudulently using another person’s driver’s licence, claiming to police that he was his own twin.
On Friday, November 15, 2024, a 47-year-old man was stopped for a breath test in North Sydney when he produced a New South Wales driver’s licence.
Police were unsatisfied with the licence, claiming the photo didn’t resemble the driver.
After undertaking a roadside breath test which returned a positive result, the man was taken to North Sydney police station for a second breath test, resulting in a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.061 – above the legal limit of 0.05.
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Police officers subsequently found additional cards in the man’s wallet which were under another male’s name.
Despite another driver’s licence resembling a likeness of the man, he allegedly told police, “I’ve got my brother’s wallet, you know I just need to be him, just for work purposes because he has no licence and can’t drive”.
Though police had undertaken two breath tests on the man, he allegedly requested a blood sample to be taken, and was transferred to a hospital for the test to be undertaken.
Following this, the man was arrested once again and taken to Chatswood police station, where he allegedly told officers, “I don’t want to get my brother in trouble, I’ll tell you who I am”.
Police allege he had been fraudulently using his twin brother’s driver’s licence, after his own was disqualified until 2029 following a previous drink-driving conviction.
The man was released on bail on strict conditions, and is set to appear in Manly Local Court next month on four charges: driving a motor vehicle during a disqualification period (subsequent offence); low-range drink-driving (0.05-0.09 BAC); stating a false name and home address; and fraudulently using a driver’s licence.
According to police, investigations are ongoing in relation to how the driver obtained his brother’s licence.
