Tiddy's Nissan Terrano rolled down the hill and collided with the front left corner of the police car "causing considerable damage", the Dunedin District Court heard last week. Tiddy pleaded guilty to charges of drink-driving, driving while forbidden, careless driving, wilful damage, failing to stop for police and wheelspinning. On October 12 last year, at 2am, the defendant drove to Riselaw Road Playcentre, a short journey from his home. The incident came barely a week after the defendant had completed a sentence of four months' community detention for an indecent assault and two assaults. Community magistrate Simon Heale sentenced Tiddy to three months' community detention, 150 hours' community work and imposed $2005 reparation to pay for the damaged police car.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2021 19:18 UTC