A man who lost his licence for the 12th time just months before deciding to drive into floodwaters with "catastrophic" consequences has received a stern warning while being spared jail time.

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Joseph El Jer, 40, attempted to drive across a flooded causeway between Narromine and Tullamore, in the NSW Central West, on the afternoon of September 23, 2022.

He managed to escape and pull three other passengers to safety when the ute was swept into Graddle Creek, but a five-year-old boy became trapped in his booster seat.

Police divers pulled the child

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