Sydney driver on bond over backyard crash

A drunk driver who crashed into the backyard of a Sydney townhouse complex and then told residents he would shoot them if they spoke to police has been placed on a two-year good behaviour bond.

Mathew Silva, 24, was sentenced at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday over numerous offences, including driving under the influence and resisting arrest, after he crashed into the backyard in Chifley, in Sydney's southeast, on September 26.

According to court documents, Silva collided with a fence at the complex before rolling down an embankment, with the car coming to a stop just 10 metres from houses.

Neighbours who witnessed the crash said they saw Silva climb out of the damaged car's passenger door and stumble around drunkenly before threatening them, facts state.

"I'll give you all cash if you don't ring," Silva is quoted as telling them.

"I know where you live, I'll come back and f***ing shoot yas (you).

When police caught up with him at his nearby home half an hour later, they say they overheard Silva panicking about being caught.

"Cops are coming for me; I don't know what to do," Silva was heard telling a woman.

"Get out of the clothes and get in the shower. You stink," she replied.

A drunk Silva was in the shower when police eventually entered the home.

Silva, they said, struggled to put on a pair of pants and couldn't stand upright.

During his police interview the next day, Silva admitted he had drunk half a bottle of vodka before the crash, facts state.

On Wednesday, magistrate Julie Huber placed him on a two-year good behaviour bond, fined him $500 and disqualified him from driving for two years.

The court had previously heard Silva had been suspended from driving numerous times and was found drunk behind the wheel in 2013.