An alleged drug driver who repeatedly interrupted his bail application was told by a magistrate to "just be quiet" so she could conduct the court proceedings.
Peter Henry Mossop, 37, faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday, August 6, charged with drug driving and aggravated reckless driving. He is yet to formally enter pleas.
Officers allegedly found Mossop asleep behind the wheel of a parked white Polestar on Ainslie Avenue in Reid around 1am.
After officers woke him to check his welfare, he said he had pulled over because he was tired. Officers then advised him to arrange alternative transport if he was unfit to drive.
Shortly after, police allegedly spotted the same vehicle running a red light and speeding through multiple suburbs before intercepting him on the Majura Parkway around 1.25am.
The man underwent roadside drug screening, which allegedly returned a positive result for a prescribed drug.
A second test allegedly returned indications for cannabis and methamphetamine, leading to his arrest and an immediate 90-day licence suspension.
During his bail application, which was not opposed by the prosecution, Mossop repeatedly interrupted Chief Magistrate Louise Taylor and his defence lawyer as he attempted to offer additional details to the court.
"Mr Mossop, can you just be quiet, so I can hear?" Chief Magistrate Taylor said at one point. "I won't sit here and let you interrupt a bail application.
"You're going to get bail, I assume that's what you want, and you'll get it quicker if you stop interrupting me."
Chief Magistrate Taylor granted Mossop bail on the condition that the man reside at his Phillip address and refrain from using illicit drugs.
The case will return to court later this month.
