May 4, 2015
Police used stingers near Crawford to stop a stolen car on the Bunya Highway early on Sunday morning allegedly being driven by a drunken teenager.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said police would allege the 17-year-old Proston man took the vehicle late on Saturday night after an incident involving family members.
Police later spotted the vehicle in the Hivesville area and it was later observed in Wondai.
Snr Sgt Frank said police tried to intercept the vehicle, but the driver simply ignored them.
“There was no police pursuit,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
Police then watched as the driver headed down the Bunya Highway towards Kingaroy.
“A decision was made to stop the vehicle before it made it to Kingaroy,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
Stingers were placed across the highway on the northern side of Crawford – which punctured all four tyres on the vehicle.
However, the vehicle continued on flat tyres until it turned into Crawford.
“He stopped and was taken into custody,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
“A decision to deploy stingers is not taken lightly and the decision is made by a senior police officer who gives consideration to the vehicle and the driver, the volume of traffic flow, the location and the safety of other road users.”
A 17-year-old Proston man has been charged with driving as an unaccompanied learner, failing to display “L” plates, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, evading police and drink-driving.
Police will allege he had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.166 when his legal limit was zero.
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Queensland’s road toll currently stands at 80 … 14 more than at the same time last year.
During April, 31 people died in 30 days.
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A driver allegedly admitted to police that he had fallen asleep at the wheel before his car left the road and rolled on the Booie-Crawford Road at 12:30am last Tuesday.
The 22-year-old man has been issued with a ticket for failing to have proper control of his vehicle.
The man’s Toyota sedan left the road, went down a small embankment and hit a power pole, pushing the rear of the vehicle into a tree.
An ambulance crew attended the scene but the man was not badly hurt and was driven home by police.
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Police stopped and searched a car in Murray Parade, Kingaroy, at 1:00pm on Friday.
The vehicle was being driven by a 36-year-old Cherbourg woman.
Police will allege they found a small amount of methamphetamine on the woman.
She was arrested, taken into custody and charged with possessing dangerous drugs.
