“ A MAN who filmed himself masturbating while driving at 150km/h on the Stuart Highway has been fined more than $2000 and sentenced to two months’ jail. Brenton Alan Erhardt, 39, appeared in custody before magistrate Sue Oliver today to answer the traffic, firearms and drug offences. Erhardt pleaded guilty to the six charges, which happened in circumstances Ms Oliver described as “bizarre to say the least”. The court heard Erhardt had been travelling south along the Stuart Highway, had been smoking cannabis while driving and was filming himself masturbating with a video camera in July last year. Police measured his speed at 137 km/h, but the court heard he had been driving at up to 150km/h. He had two pipes for smoking cannabis in the car, as well as a loaded and an unlicensed .22 calibre rifle. Police also found 4.9kg of marijuana, including two plants on the back seat.
