September 28, 2015
Police will allege a 25-year-old woman was four times the legal blood alcohol limit when her car left the road and ploughed through a fence in Kingaroy last week.
Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, from Kingaroy Police said the woman initially refused a roadside breath test but she later recorded a reading of .200 BAC.
The crash occurred about 8:00pm on Thursday night in River Road, Kingaroy.
Snr Sgt Frank said the woman was not injured in the crash but she was held in custody for a while for her own safety as she was “extremely intoxicated”.
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A 16-year-old girl has been issued with a ticket for failing to give way after a two-vehicle crash on the corner of Knight Street and Walter Road last Wednesday afternoon.
The teenager was driving north along Walter Road when she allegedly failed to stop at the give way sign, hitting a vehicle heading east on Knight street.
No one was injured.
Police issued another driver with a ticket for failing to give way after a crash on the corner of Alford and Kingaroy streets at 2:30pm on Friday.
A 24-year-old Kingaroy woman driving a Holden sedan allegedly failed to give way to a Toyota.
Again, no one was injured.
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At 1:00am on Saturday, police arrested a 22-year-old man at McDonald’s Restaurant who was wanted in relation to the theft of a bottle of alcohol from the Commercial Hotel.
He has been charged with stealing. Police will allege the man was extremely intoxicated when the offence occurred.
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A 17-year-old woman wanted on a warrant for failing to appear in court presented herself to Kingaroy Police Station last Tuesday.
The teenager was charged and released on bail.
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Snr Sgt Frank said three people were taken into custody after a disturbance at a Kingaroy hotel on Saturday night.
Police were called about 11:30pm.
Police will allege a 41-year-old man got involved in an altercation with another person inside the hotel. While the two men were fighting, a 38-year-old woman and a 43-year-old woman allegedly joined in, kicking and scratching the second man.
The group were evicted from the hotel but allegedly continued their fight outside.
The trio have been charged with a range of offences, including failing to leave licensed premises, assault, and public nuisance.
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Police patrolling in the Kingaroy CBD on Sunday night attempted to pull over a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old man.
Snr Sgt Frank said police would allege the youth refused to stop and deliberately drove around police before taking off through the CBD streets.
“Police didn’t follow him,” Snr Sgt Frank said, “but they later attended an address in Gladys Street, Kingaroy, where they found a man hiding under a blanket.”
The youth has been charged with failing to stop, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving while unaccompanied on a Learner’s Permit, failing to display “L” plates, possessing a knife in a public place and breaching bail.
He was already facing two charges of assault, and entering a dwelling with intent.
Lachlan Charles Miller appeared briefly in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Monday afternoon and was remanded in custody until Friday for a bail application.
