Driver too merry to drive will face court
Police News
A repeat drink driver from Laura and a Trinity Beach man are among the 10 drivers charged by officers from Cairns Highway Patrol Unit for Christmas holiday period drink driving offences between December 24 and 28.
Also, 10 drivers were charged with unlicenced driving, and a further 10 were charged with drug-driving-related offences.
A 65-year-old Laura man will face court in Cooktown on February 4 after being charged with drink driving offences following two incidents at Cooktown and Lakeland on December 26.
It will be alleged the driver was traveling along Hope Street at Cooktown when he was intercepted around 1.50pm. The driver returned a positive roadside breath test and was transported to Cooktown Police Station for a further test.
It will be alleged the man returned a breath alcohol reading of 0.271 and was issued with a notice to appear and a notice of suspension from driving.
It will be further alleged the man was intercepted a second time driving along the Mulligan Highway at Lakeland at around 7.45pm on the same day.
He allegedly returned a reading of 0.186 after being transported back to Cooktown Police Station for a secondary breath test.
The 65-year-old man was charged with driving with a suspended licence and two counts of driving while under the influence of liquor.
In another disturbing incident, a 61-year-old Trinity Beach man was charged with high-end speeding at Palm Cove on Christmas Day.
It will be alleged the man was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle travelling southbound on the Captain Cook Highway near Palm Cove at about 1.45pm when he was detected by Highway Patrol Officers travelling at 123kph in an 80km zone.
He was served with an immediate licence suspension notice and fined about $1900 for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h, which carries an accumulation of eight demerit points.
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