A MAGISTRATE has warned a man in Leeton Local Court he "needs to get his act together" or risk going to jail.
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Jed Anthony Hillman, 26, was in Leeton Local Court on Tuesday morning to be sentenced for a range of offences relating to driving while under the influence of drugs, driving while disqualified, breaching a community corrections order and driving an unregistered vehicle.
Hillman was already forbidden from driving after his licence was suspended and a community corrections order imposed by the court in April for prior offences.
The driving while under the influence of drugs occurred in December last year, while the others were committed in May.
Hillman's solicitor Paul Keane asked for magistrate Miranda Moody to deal with the matters with further community corrections orders.
Mr Keane said his client had been making attempts to address his issues with drugs and alcohol.
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When discovered driving with drugs in his system, Hillman was stopped by police leaving a private property and spent little time on the public roadway.
"As this court knows, driving while under the influence of drugs is extremely dangerous," she said.
Ms Moody ordered Hillman to complete 50 hours of community service, pay fines more than $2000, suspended his licence for a further 12-month period and imposed another supervised community corrections order.
As part of this order Hillman will be required to participate in drug and alcohol counselling and other programs recommended by his supervisor.
"You better get yourself straight," Ms Moody warned Hillman.