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June 9, 2015
A 30-year-old Kingaroy man was flown to the PA Hospital in Brisbane with head injuries and suspected fractures, internal and spinal injuries after a single-vehicle crash at Wattle Camp.
The crash, on McNicholl Road, occurred about 7:30pm on June 3.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and went head-first through the windscreen when the Ford Falcon sedan ran off the road, through a fence and hit a large timber fence-post and a tree.
The 30-year-old male passenger, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered some head and neck pain but declined medical assistance from the QAS.
Snr Sgt Frank said local residents heard a vehicle being driven at speed and then a large crash.
The vehicle was heading north on McNicholl Road, between Brocklehurst and McGuire roads, when it veered off the bitumen.
Snr Sgt Frank said specimens of blood had been taken from the driver to determine if alcohol or drugs played a factor in the crash.
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A clearly marked police vehicle with a speed camera on board detected 102 vehicles speeding in Kingaroy in just 12 hours.
The vehicle was parked between town and Swickers on Haly Street East on May 28, checking the speed of both inbound and outbound vehicles.
Snr Sgt Frank said some of the vehicles were clocked at 20km/h or more over the 60km/h speed limit.
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A 25-year-old Gympie man surrendered himself to Kingaroy police last Thursday afternoon.
He was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for failing to appear in Gympie Court.
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A driver was allegedly more than three times over the limit when breath-tested by police about 9:00pm last Thursday.
Police pulled the 59-year-old man over in Doonkuna Street, Kingaroy.
He allegedly had a BAC of 0.176.
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Police searched a vehicle in River Road, Kingaroy, on Monday afternoon and allegedly located a small quantity of prescription medicine in the vehicle which the driver was not authorised to have in his possession.
A 29-year-old Kingaroy man has been issued with a notice to appear in court on a charge of possessing dangerous drugs.
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At 2:00pm on Friday, police located a wanted man in the Kingaroy CBD.
The 22-year-old was wanted on two warrants for failing to appear in court.
