The senior driver was promptly arrested and now faces imprisonment of up to a year
- The NSW police caught a Subaru driver banned from the road for 91 years.
- The man was arrested and faces serious charges due to being a repeat offender.
- The 73-year-old will need to outlive 165 years to ever get his license back.
Some people just refuse to take a hint. Traffic law offenders often repeat their violations, but only a few take it to quite the extreme like one 73-year-old Australian man who was recently arrested for driving, despite being banned from the road until the year 2117.
The incident occurred in Bathurst, New South Wales, when local police spotted the elderly man behind the wheel of a Subaru last Sunday. During a routine random breath test, officers learned that the driver was disqualified from driving long-term. In fact, his ban extends for a staggering 92 more years.
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It turns out the man is no stranger to the authorities. In fact, police recognized him immediately as a long-term disqualified driver, confirming that he was well-known to law enforcement. This is further backed up by a CarExpert report, which states that this was his third offense in just five years. It really paints a picture of someone with zero regard for the law—or the concept of consequences.
A photo shared by the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command – NSW Police Force on Facebook, shows that the man was driving a third-generation Subaru Liberty sedan.
Traffic and Highway Patrol Command – NSW Police Force / Facebook
Predictably, the man was arrested and taken to the Bathurst Police Station, where he was refused bail.
The 73-year-old Australian is now being charged with “driving while disqualified”, and will appear before the local court on March 10. Additionally, he was issued a “number plate confiscation notice for driving a motor vehicle during disqualification period”.
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Under New South Wales law, driving while disqualified can result in up to six months in jail, with repeat offenders facing up to a year behind bars. So, there’s that to look forward to.
Besides the risk of imprisonment, the Subaru driver will now face further delays in getting his license back. Even before this latest offense, he would have had to live to 165 to see the return of his legal driving privileges. Unless there’s some kind of miracle cure for aging on the horizon, his chances of regaining the freedom of the open road seem extremely slim.