February 10, 2014
The Queensland roll toll is weighing on the minds of local police with 25 fatalities recorded already across the State so far this year.
In the South Burnett, one person has died – a 79-year-old Bribie Island man killed in a collision on the Chinchilla-Wondai Road / Bunya Highway intersection in January.
Officer-on-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, makes no apologies for police being out and about enforcing the road rules in a bid to stop the carnage.
Last Wednesday, Kingaroy police conducting speed enforcement patrols stopped a tourist bus – full of tourists – speeding through the 40km/h zone outside Taabinga State School. The vehicle was clocked at 58km/h.
“It’s dangerous for a car to be doing that speed outside a school, let alone a large tourist coach,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
On Thursday evening, at 7:00pm, a police patrol on Kingaroy-Cooyar Road stopped a 39-year-old Kingaroy man who was doing 147km/h in the 100km/h zone. The man, who was driving a Mitsubishi Magna sedan, was issued with a fine of more than $1000 and an automatically lost his licence.
There were also added patrols by the Kingaroy Road Policing Unit to coincide with the influx of traffic on local roads due to the Boondooma Yellowbelly competition.
Snr Sgt Frank said various offences were detected including people driving unregistered vehicles, driving with unrestrained passengers, speeding, driving defective vehicles and using a mobile phone while driving.
Two drink drivers were also charged.
On Saturday night, a 44-year-old Proston man allegedly blew 0.208 BAC – more than four times the legal limit – when he was pulled over on the Proston-Boondooma Road.
On Sunday, a 66-year-old Proston man allegedly recorded 0.053 BAC and a 40-year-old Proston woman was charged with disqualified driving.
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On Thursday afternoon, a 15-year-old Kingaroy youth was arrested over an outstanding assault which occurred at Nanango. He was dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
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On Friday morning, the fire brigade, ambulance and police were called to Gordonbrook Dam after a fire broke out in an Isuzu campervan.
The male camper, from Gympie, was apparently cooking his breakfast about 10:30am on a gas stove when something went wrong.
The stove and cupboards in the van were damaged but the man did not require any medical attention.
