May 25, 2015
Traffic incidents kept Kingaroy police busy last Wednesday.
About 1:30pm, two vehicles collided head-on on Schellbacks Road, near the intersection with Curtis Road, at Booie.
It is believed the vehicles tried to pass each other too closely on the dirt road.
Both were moderately damaged and one person was taken to Kingaroy Hospital with a sore arm.
Then about 2:00pm, a Ford stationwagon driven by an 80-year-old Wilkesdale woman was involved in a collision with a ute driven by a 17-year-old Kingaroy man in Alford Street, Kingaroy.
Police say the crash happened as the woman pulled out from a parking bay. Neither driver was injured.
Then just 30 minutes later, police booked a driver for drink-driving and speeding after they clocked him doing 80km/h in the 60km/h zone in River Road, Kingaroy.
The 26-year-old Kingaroy man allegedly blew 0.068 BAC after police located the vehicle in Prince Street.
Then on Wednesday night, police stopped a driver in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, for a random breath test.
Police will allege the 53-year-old Kingaroy man failed the roadside test, but then refused to complete the second test when he was taken back to Kingaroy police station.
He has been charged with failing to provide a specimen of his breath, which is treated as a high-reading drink-driving offence.
His number plates were also confiscated for seven days.
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There have been 94 road fatalities in Queensland so far this year, including 17 in May.
The latest occurred at Tieri in central Queensland on Monday afternoon when a 44-year-old woman was killed and an 18-year-old woman injured when their vehicle left the road and rolled.
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On Wednesday, police arrested a 19-year-old man in Haly Street for breaching his bail curfew conditions.
He was arrested at 3:00am.
At 1:00am on Sunday morning, Kingaroy police arrested a 36-year-old woman on a warrant in Alford Street.
She has been charged with failing to appear in court.
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The next Kingaroy Blue Light Disco will be held at Kingaroy Town Hall on Friday, June 19.
The disco runs from 6:00pm to 830pm and all children aged 14 and under are invited to attend.
