A 36-year-old man from Safety Bay was brought before Rockingham court last week to be sentenced for driving-related offences.

Frederick Dean Wines was spotted by police driving a motorcycle at 110km/h in a 60km/h zone around 3am on January 1.

The incident was captured on police dash-cam footage and showed Wines failed to stop when directed to.

A police prosecutor told the court Wines stopped the vehicle while being pursued by police only when he failed to navigate the intersection of Malibu Road and Safety Bay Road.

“The accused came to a stop on the grassed area of the road,” the prosecutor said.

“He was observed attempting to get back onto his motorcycle to continue driving, however he was apprehended before he could successfully get back onto the road.”

Wines was arrested and brought back to Rockingham police station, where he underwent a breath analysis test which showed he had a blood alcohol content of 0.072g, exceeding the legal limit of 0.05g per 100mL of blood.

Police also discovered Wines was not authorised to drive that class of vehicle, holding an RE class driver’s licence instead of the required R class.

Wines’ defence lawyer said he had a disagreement with his partner that night and removed himself from their home to de-escalate the situation.

“In poor judgment, he had been consuming alcohol and he had taken off at extremely problematic speeds,” she said.

“Ultimately, we understand that the offending was extremely serious and that speed was extremely high. He accepts responsibility.”

Magistrate Sarah Oliver said there was a need for personal deterrence in sentencing Wines as he had a history of drink-driving.

“Driving is a privilege, it’s not a right, and people should be driving within the road rules, not putting other people at risk by driving whilst intoxicated at high speeds and not within the terms of their licence,” she said.

“Whilst it may have been 3am, that is still a residential area. The risk you posed to yourself, to the public and to the police was huge by driving those speeds.

“At the time you were driving, you were also affected by alcohol, that obviously has an impact on your ability to react.”

Ms Oliver fined Wines a total of $4100 and ordered him to pay court costs of $300.50.

Wines was also disqualified from driving for one year and three months.