Community & Business
12 August, 2023
Drink drivers and speedsters keep local police busy
TWO motorists have been hit with massive fines in the past three weeks after being caught doing 40km/h over the speed limit on the Kennedy Highway.
On 12 July, police nabbed a 20-year-old Mareeba man doing 143km/h on the Kennedy Highway, then on 20 July, a 43-year-old Mareeba man was booked after he was caught travelling at 148km/h on the highway near Koah.
Both drivers were $1780, incurred eight demerit points and were given a six-month high-speed suspension.
Meanwhile, police have also been out and about catching drink drivers.
A 64-year-old Mossman man has been charged with driving whilst under the influence of liquor (mid-range drink driving) after he returned an alleged breath alcohol reading of 0.122 per cent BAC, when he was intercepted on Kennedy Highway, around 8pm on 13 July.
The Mossman man is scheduled to appear in the Mareeba Magistrates Court on 30 August.
A 35-year-old Tolga woman was charged after she returned an alleged breath alcohol reading of 0.148 per cent BAC after she was intercepted on Saturday 22 July at about 1am.
She was later charged with driving whilst under the influence of liquor (high-range drink driving) and her licence was immediately disqualified. She is scheduled to appear in the Atherton Magistrates Court on 15 August.
A 22-year-old Mareeba man is scheduled to appear in the Mareeba Magistrates Court on 21 August charged with drink driving, after being intercepted on Byrnes Street, Mareeba on 26 July around 7.30pm with an alleged breath alcohol reading of 0.126 per cent BAC.
A 29-year-old Mareeba man is scheduled to appear in court on 4 September 4, charged with drink driving, after being intercepted on Mareeba Dimbulah Road with an alleged breath alcohol reading of 0.171 per cent BAC after he was intercepted on 30 July about 9am.
Police have also charged a Paddy’s Green man after being intercepted in Mareeba on 2 August.
It will be alleged the man was intercepted reversing his vehicle out of Mary Andrews Park on the Mulligan Highway, at about 12.40am. He returned an alleged breath alcohol reading of 0.113 per cent BAC and was later charged with driving whilst under the influence of liquor. He is scheduled to appear in court on 21 August.
