Coolum police were called to a disturbance between a mother and son at Marcoola late last week.

The mother had been attempting to prevent her 19-year-old son from driving, as he had been drinking.

Officers found the teenager driving on the street near the Marcoola address.

He provided a specimen of blood and returned a reading of .200% (four times the legal limit).

The driver was arrested and lodged at the Maroochydore Watchhouse for a mandatory sobering-up period, and will face the Maroochydore Magistrates Court next month.

Teen speedsters lose their licences

A driver was caught doing 70km/h over the speed limit on the Sunshine Motorway last Thursday.

Sunshine Coast Traffic Branch officers were performing static speed checks around 9.40pm when they recorded the man’s green Nissan Silvia (turbo) travelling at 170km/h in a 100km/h zone.

The driver was travelling towards his Sippy Downs home and said he had not been paying attention to his speed.

He was issued with an on-the-spot $700 fine, lost eight demerit points and received a six-month disqualification of his driver’s licence.

At 10.20pm on the same day, Kawana police caught a teenage driver doing 120km/h in a 70km/h zone in the north-bound lanes of the Nicklin Way at Warana.

When officers stopped him, they found the 17-year-old driver was a “P” licence holder and had three male passengers in his vehicle.

He was issued with a $700 fine, lost eight demerit points and was automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence for six months. He was also issued with another fine for failing to display a red “P” plate on the vehicle.

No escape from the long arm of the law

Tewantin Police were on patrol in Poinciana Street when they saw a Holden Commodore bearing New South Wales registration plates.

The 18-year-old driver looked at police, saw that he was being watched and then drove off at speed into Henry Street and into the driveway of people who were not known to him.

He and his two female passengers were prevented from running away from officers.

It soon became apparent why the Noosaville teenager didn’t wish to speak with police – the NSW registration plates had expired, the vehicle was unregistered and uninsured, the driver had a suspended licence due to “high speed violations” and the vehicle was defective.

He will appear at the Noosa Head Magistrates Court in March.