Silverchair frontman Daniels Johns avoids jail time for drunken crash
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#613VR)
At the sentencing hearing on Wednesday, the magistrate said that while the charge was serious, the musicians' circumstances were exceptional
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Musician Daniel Johns has been spared jail time after he was three times over the legal limit when he crashed his car on the wrong side of the road.
The former Silverchair frontman faced Raymond Terrace local court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to high-range drink-driving in the NSW Hunter region at about 10.30pm on 23 March.
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