Jordan Dowsett allegedly filmed himself drink-driving a golf buggy and sent it to the Love Island Australia 2022 cast’s group chat on Snapchat.
ICYMI – The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to mid-range drink driving on November 28 after he was caught driving a golf buggy while intoxicated at 3 am on a major Gold Coast intersection.
His former love interest Phoebe Han confirmed to So Dramatic! that Jordan had been taking photos and filming himself during the illegal act on November 13 and shared the footage to the Love Island group chat.
Calling her ex out for his “immature” actions, Phoebe recalled: “I was like ‘oh my God’, honestly. We have a Snapchat group [and] he was sending us Snapchats from that night on the golf buggy.
“So I was like, ‘oh my God, of course’… He was done for drink driving. That’s immature!”
Love Island Australia’s Jordan Dowsett Charged For Drink Driving on a Golf Buggy
Police pulled the golf cart over around 3 am on November 13 after spotting Dowsett travelling towards Brisbane Road and Olsen Avenue intersection at Biggera Waters.
The reality star was reportedly returning from a nearby service station, where he picked up some food.
The court heard that officers noticed a “strong smell of liquor” coming from Dowsett, and his speech was “partially slurred”.
When roadside breath tested, Dowsett returned a positive reading and admitted he’d been “consuming a moderate amount of liquor” before driving. A second breath test at Southport Police Station saw him blow 0.159.
Blake Fraser, of Fraser Lawyers, said Dowsett was visiting a friend in a nearby gated community that evening.
“His friend [uses] the golf buggy to travel around the gated community,” Mr Fraser explained. “[Dowsett] had originally entered the golf buggy as a passenger and travelled a short distance to the closest petrol station to get some food.
“However, the defendant made the stupid decision to get behind the wheel for the travel back.”
Mr Fraser also highlighted that Dowsett had completed the traffic offenders’ course in hopes his sentence would be reduced.
What Was the Magistrate’s Decision?
Magistrate Mark Bamberry said he could “understand” that Dowsett “probably thought [he wasn’t] doing anything wrong” in his “intoxicated state”, but he has since learnt from his actions.
Mr Bamberry reduced the Love Island contestant’s disqualification period down to a minimum of six months.
Dowsett was also convicted and fined $750, which the magistrate reduced due to the offender’s “young age” (ironic).
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