Thomas Charles McGill, 40, broke the good behaviour condition of his bail, driving dangerously on an expired licence with a blood alcohol reading of 0.168. 

According to the facts, police spotted the Ganmain man travelling at speeds of no less than 180 kilometres in a 100 kilometre zone at Boorooma on January 28. 

Magistrate Erin Kennedy said she had no choice but to sentence McGill to jail, given his criminal history. 

“You are lucky to be alive – if you collided with anyone else it could’ve been a great tragedy for everyone,” Ms Kennedy said. 

One witness was overtaken by the Holden Commodore, as McGill was forced to merge in front of her during an overtake with a car towing a trailer approaching in the opposite direction. 

A second witness spotted the Commodore traveling toward him at high speed on the wrong side of the road, forced to swerve into the other lane to avoid a collision. 

McGill swerved before travelling off the road and out of control hitting a grassy embankment, causing the front bumper to come off and windows to shatter. 

The facts state McGill told police he couldn’t recall the times he consumed his first or last drink of Tooheys stubbies. 

McGill told the court had made a silly mistake and no longer had access to a car, apologising for his actions. 

“I wasn’t thinking at the time but I’ve got my life back together now,” McGill said. 

“I’m not going to put myself in that predicament until court is done and I have my licence back.” 

The Ganmain man was sentenced to a total of 12 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for a number of years. 

McGill will again face court on October 27 for sentencing submissions, after pleading guilty to concealment and hindering charges relating to the murder of Corey Power and the armed robbery respectively.

The case will be heard at Downing Centre District Court.