Former The Amity Affliction bassist/vocalist Ahren Stringer had his day in court this week. Stringer appeared in a Benalla Magistrates Court today, May 26th, and pled guilty to charges of ‘driving at a speed dangerous’, refusing s preliminary breath test, and refusing to undergo preliminary oral fluid test. The incident in question is said to have taken place in the Benalla, Australia region last year.
Blunt attended the court proceedings and heard that Stringer was clocked traveling at 191km in a 100km zone. Two preliminary charges, including exceed speed limit by 45 km or more, and use of a vehicle not in a safe or roadworthy condition, were dropped as part of his guilty plea.
Stringer is said to have been speeding at the time while en route to Melbourne after hearing that his sister had received a possible cancer diagnosis. He was also recorded claiming that he had “the right to refuse” roadside testing of his sobriety at the time of his arrest. Further court proceedings revealed that Stringer has been working as an undertaker for the Queensland Police in the wake of his contentious ousting from The Amity Affliction.
Stringer escaped a conviction over the incident, however, he was ordered to pay a $1,200 fine and his license was canceled and disqualified as a result of today’s sentencing. Stringer went on to launch the band Self Checkout” in 2025 alongisde Gus Farias (ex-Volumes), with the pair using the band as a creative outlet to channel their struggles with mental health and addiction amid their respective careers.
