A Ballarat driver accused of aggressively following an ambulance, putting the paramedics in fear of their safety, has rejected a sentence indication of at least nine months' jail.
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Trent Bunney, 25, believed the ambulance officers had his mobile telephone when he allegedly followed their vehicle and tried to side-swipe them along Gillies Street on February 3.
The Ballarat Magistrates Court was told on Thursday the ambulance officers had attended Stockland Wendouree at 1.20pm after the accused was found unconscious and unresponsive in Kmart.
Bunney had a mobile telephone and shopping items nearby while the paramedics attended to him.
Police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Lisa Schoemaker said Bunney then refused treatment, ignored the paramedics and eventually left the shopping complex.
She said as the paramedics were leaving in their ambulance on Gillies Street, Bunney’s tried to side-swipe them and drove through a red light to overtake them.
Leading Senior Constable Schoemaker said Bunney was very aggressive towards the ambulance officers as they accelerated to try and get away from him.
As the ambulance drove past the aquatic centre on Gillies Street, Bunney allegedly mounted a kerb.
Leading Senior Constable Schoemaker said the ambulance officers were fearful of their safety and drove straight to the Ballarat Police Station.
Defence lawyer Maddie Carroll said her client was trying to get his mobile telephone back from the paramedics by flashing his lights but went too far with it.
Earlier on January 14, Bunney was allegedly caught driving a white Nissan vehicle, unlicensed, in Peak Street, Golden Point.
The court was told three days later, police received information Bunney was allegedly at a Sebastopol address.
When police arrived, they allegedly found the stolen white Nissan with a small amount of cannabis stored inside.
Magistrate Andrew McKenna gave Bunney a sentence indication of 15 months' jail with a minimum of nine months.
Bunney, who has been in custody for 99 days, did not accept the indication.
A contested hearing will be held in August.
He faces a string of charges, including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, driving while disqualified, driving an unregistered vehicle, failing to stop on request and possessing cannabis.