Notorious drink-driver Mitchell Walsh, who once killed a 10-year-old cyclist, has been fined after he admitted driving recklessly and with drugs in his system in two separate incidents within a week of each other late last year.
Walsh admitted he was behind the wheel when he was nabbed by a speed camera driving a Ford Falcon at 107km/h in a 60km/h zone in Merriwa on December 12.
He was fined $1500 for that offence, and disqualified from holding a driver's licence for six months when he appeared in the Joondalup Magistrate's Court by video-link from Hakea prison today.
The 33-year-old plasterer appeared without a lawyer, and when asked by Magistrate Deen Potter about his reason for speeding, he replied: "I just came off the freeway, I wasn't paying attention to the speed limit".
Mr Potter described Walsh's driving as "inherently dangerous" but noted it was his first conviction for reckless driving.
Walsh also pleaded guilty to drug driving after he tested positive for methamphetamine and cannabis when he was stopped by police in Carine on December 6.
He was fined a further $400 for that offence and ordered to pay $182 in analysis fees and $190.85 in court costs.
The maximum penalty for drug driving is $500.
Walsh has a shocking driving record that includes seven drink-driving convictions and eight convictions for driving while disqualified.
He was handed a $500 fine in late December and given a three-month licence suspension after he admitted to driving with drugs in his system on Wanneroo Road in Hocking on November 1.
Because of the December conviction and latest charges, transport officials visited Walsh in prison last week and cancelled his driver's licence. That means he will not be able to legally drive even after the latest driving bans run out.
Walsh blew 0.165 when he hit and killed 10-year-old cyclist Jess Meehan in 2003, but he was acquitted of dangerous driving causing death by a jury who found the collision was unavoidable.