Anywhere, anytime
Gympie
At about 6pm on November 10, officers from Gympie Highway Patrol were conducting roadside breath testing (RBT) on Exhibition Road, Gympie.
Police intercepted a vehicle for the purposes of an RBT.
Police will allege the driver, a 49-year-old man from The Palms, provided a positive RBT.
The man was thereafter taken to the breath analysing section at Gympie Police Station where he allegedly provided a positive reading of 0.073 per cent blood alcohol concentration (BAC).
The man will appear at Gympie Magistrates Court on December 16, in relation to driving over general alcohol limit but not over the middle alcohol limit.
Cooloola Cove
At about 10.20pm on November 13, a single vehicle traffic crash occurred on Rainbow Beach Road, Cooloola Cove, approximately one kilometre east of the intersection with Queen Elizabeth Drive.
Police will allege that on arrival at the scene, the driver, a 34-year-old Tin Can Bay man, was being treated by a paramedic.
The man allegedly provided a positive RBT.
The man was thereafter taken to the breath analysing section at Tin Can Bay Police Station, where he allegedly provided a positive reading of 0.066 per cent BAC.
The man will appear at Gympie Magistrates Court on December 2, in relation to driving over alcohol limit but not over the middle alcohol limit.
Rainbow Beach
At about 4.35pm on November 15, police from Rainbow Beach observed a black sedan driving erratically and heading along a one-way section of road against the traffic flow on Rainbow Beach Road, Rainbow Beach.
Police observed the black sedan narrowly miss an oncoming vehicle before swerving violently to get back on the correct side of the road.
The driver, a 30-year-old Sippy Downs man, was arrested and was thereafter taken to the breath analysing section at Rainbow Beach Police Beat, where he allegedly provided a positive reading of 0.157 per cent BAC.
The man will appear at Gympie Magistrates Court on December 2, in relation to driving under the influence of alcohol.
It is incredibly disappointing that anyone would drink and drive, but to do so whilst so intoxicated is unbelievable and places other road users and members of the public at serious risk.
The message is clear coming into the Christmas break, don’t drink and drive, don’t take the risk, as police will be anywhere, at anytime.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
