Kurt Hunter Gibbons faced Albury Local Court this week, pleading guilty to driving with an illicit drug in his system. At 5.04pm on October 17, the 48-year-old was pulled over by police after they witnessed his blue Mazda BT50 swerving onto the wrong side of the road while towing a trailer on East St. When police asked Gibbons about his driving he said: “A spider crawled across me.”The father of two tested positive for both cocaine and THC cannabinoid in his oral fluid. Gibbons told police he had consumed the drugs in a drink the night before and didn’t believe they would still be in his system. Gibbons’ defence solicitor said the accused had not been before the court before.The solicitor said Gibbons worked for NDIS transporting patients and needed his licence, therefore a good behaviour bond with no conviction would be a suitable punishment.Police prosecutor Sergeant Nicole Peacock argued the seriousness of the case required a conviction. “If his job is to transport people he needs to have a zero-tolerance to drug and alcohol,” Sgt Peacock said. “He was towing a trailer and came onto the wrong side of the road. He had not one, but two, different drugs in his system.”Magistrate Richard Funston disqualified Gibbons from driving for three months and fined him $400 with a conviction.



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