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Drivers sober on long weekend

June 12 | Coast police

Coast drivers were on their best behaviour on Queen’s Birthday, with not one person failing random drink and drug tests conducted in two different locations.

The random tests were carried out on Steve Irwin Way at Beerburrum and the Nicklin Way at Kawana as part of Operation Haughty on Monday morning.

A total of 441 random breath tests and 44 random drug tests were performed without a single positive result.

However, 31 traffic infringement notices were issued, along with three notices to appear in respect to five charges.

Who’s driving this car?

Two men were travelling along Petrie Creek Road when the driver of the vehicle lost control and crashed into a pole.

In their wisdom, the driver and passenger then decided to swap seats and tried to leave the accident scene.

However, police stopped the vehicle just 200 metres up the road, and both men admitted to having driven the vehicle.

One offender allegedly recorded a blood-alcohol reading of .290 and the second a reading of .091.

They were both arrested and charged with drink-driving and driving without a licence.

Burnouts lead to arrest

A 21-year-old man from Woombye was also arrested for drink-driving after police received a complaint about a Toyota Corona sedan doing burnouts in the car park at Currimundi Market Place.

Police later found the car and arrested the Woombye man. They also charged him with unlicensed driving, and impounded the car as it was unregistered and had stolen number plates attached.

The owner of the vehicle found to be a 21-year-old man from Currimundi who was charged with possession of the stolen number plates. He was unable to pay the towing fee for the car, and has since relinquished ownership of the vehicle to the towing company.

Coast drivers were on their best behaviour on Queen’s Birthday, with not one person failing random drink and drug tests conducted in two different locations.

The random tests were carried out on Steve Irwin Way at Beerburrum and the Nicklin Way at Kawana as part of Operation Haughty on Monday morning.

A total of 441 random breath tests and 44 random drug tests were performed without a single positive result.

However, 31 traffic infringement notices were issued, along with three notices to appear in respect to five charges.