Flashing breasts big traffic hazard

An Invercargill woman literally stopped traffic when she flashed her breasts at motorists, causing a car to run into her.

Cherelle May Dudfield, 18, appeared before Judge David Holderness in the Invercargill District Court yesterday charged with disorderly behaviour.

She admitted the charge.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Rob Mills said Dudfield had stood in the middle of the road flashing her breasts at passing motorists on September 27, but the fun went awry when one of the vehicles crashed into her.

Dudfield attempted to run from its path, but rolled over the bonnet, cracking the windscreen, he said. She had not suffered any injuries.

She told police she flashed the drivers after being "egged on" by her friend, Mr Mills said.

Duty solicitor John Fraser said while Dudfield's actions had been "stupidity in the extreme", there was a question of whether the driver could have been more careful. However, Mr Fraser conceded the driver could have been "distracted".

Judge Holderness said Dudfield's behaviour had been dangerous and she was lucky the consequences were not more severe.

He fined her $275.

Disorderly behaviour
Fiona Mairi Turnbull, 45, was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months for behaving in a disorderly manner likely to cause violence against property to continue on December 11.

Assault
Matthew William Gray, 20, will be sentenced on March 23 for assaulting two people with a golf club on November 29.

David Graham Latchford, 23, was sentenced to nine months' supervision and 80 hours' community work for assaulting a female on September 28 and possessing an offensive weapon at Christchurch on July 18.

Ameria Holmes, 23, of Wyndham, was sentenced to 40 hours' community work for assaulting a woman on November 25.

A 42-year-old Invercargill man, granted final name suppression, was sentenced to six months' supervision for assaulting a child between June 29 and July 15.

Reckless disregard
Jamie Brian Ruddell, 24, of Gore, was remanded in custody to tomorrow for sentence for injuring a woman with reckless disregard for the safety of others and breaching a protection order at Gore on December 12.

Wilful damage
Damian Christian Thompson, 17, was sentenced to nine months' supervision and ordered to pay $967 reparation after he admitted a raft of charges, including wilful damage between September 19 and 21, breaching his community work on September 12, and unlawfully getting into a vehicle.

Dishonestly using a document
Tarryn Jane Lines, 17, will be sentenced on March 26 after she admitted five charges of dishonestly using a document, and one charge of careless driving causing injury. The offences occurred between September 22 and December 2.

Shoplifting
Desaray Sierra Nelson, 22, was remanded on bail to March 19 for sentence after she admitted seven charges of shoplifting. The offending occurred at Countown and The Warehouse between September 15 and November 1.

Receiving
Simon Colin Lawton, 21, dairy worker, of Taramoa, was sentenced to 70 hours' community work for receiving a $530 dog kennel between July 31 and August 7.

Burglary
David Brian Casey, 19, sheetmetal worker, was remanded on bail to March 19 for sentence for assault with intent to injure and burglary at Ryal Bush on November 26.

Breach
Nicholas Scott Wilson, 28, was sentenced to three months' community detention for breaching his community work on August 13.

Daniel John Thompson, 30, was remanded on bail to March 23 for sentence for breaching community work rules on September 24.

Daniel George Graham Kelly, 24, was convicted and discharged for breaching his parole on October 9.

Getting into vehicle
James David Wicks-Cairns, 17, was remanded on bail to February 5 for sentence for unlawfully getting into a vehicle on November 24.

Driving
Tania Lee Begg, 25, was sentenced to 80 hours' community work and disqualified for eight months for driving while suspended on December 9 and convicted and discharged for giving false details on the same day.

Drink-driving
Antony Karl Hutley, 40, was remanded on bail to March 19 for sentence for driving with a breath alcohol level of 999mcg on October 30.

Allan Alexander West, 57, meat worker, 885mcg on December 13. Fined $885 and disqualified for seven months.

Christopher James Tait, 18, 524mcg at Winton on December 5. Fined $520 and disqualified for six months.

Joanne Lee Genge, 40, 625mcg at Mataura on October 23. Remanded on bail to March 23 for sentence.

Dylan James Sherriff, 18, of Winton, was fined $225 and disqualified for three months for driving with a blood alcohol level of 36mg (person under 20) at Winton on October 16.

Paul Norton, 43, fisherman, of Bluff, 105mg on October 10. Fined $500 and disqualified for six months.

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