DOING burnouts to show-off resulted in humiliation for a 29-year-old man after he was apprehended by police.Justin Peter Meyers, of Sebastopol, appeared before the Ballarat Magistrates Court yesterday to plead guilty to four charges including driving while over the prescribed blood alcohol limit, driving while suspended and careless driving.Police prosecutor Sergeant Bob Anderson told the court Meyers had not been aware his licence was suspended due to loss of demerit points at the time of offending.He said in May this year police intercepted Meyers just after midnight after they observed him doing three burnouts.A breath test revealed he had a blood alcohol level of .079 and a licence check showed Meyer's licence had been cancelled in April, he said.Defence lawyer Mike Wardell said although his client had a prior conviction for unlicensed driving in 2008 he had none for drink-driving.He said Meyers, who didn't realise his licence was suspended, was humiliated when apprehended by police in front of the people he was showing off for.Mr Wardell argued this behaviour didn't represent who his client was at home _ a caring family man.Magistrate Peter Couzens said in this instance there were a number of aggravating features including drink-driving, driving while suspended and the manner of dangerous driving.''It is the combination of these features that often lead to tragedy _ the early hour of the morning, being on a public road, and driving in a manner that was clearly dangerous,'' Mr Couzens said.He said the sentence should reflect this often fatal combination of factors.Mr Couzens sentenced Meyers to one month's jail, suspended for 12 months, an aggregate fine of $750 and disqualified him from driving for eight months.''I'm satisfied you are a good person, good partner and good father and usually law abiding.''But you made a boo boo _ a big one,'' Mr Couzens said.