July 18, 2016
An 82-year-old woman was was lucky to escape serious injury in a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Harris Road and Redmans Road in Kingaroy on July 10.
The woman, who was driving a Nissan sedan, failed to negotiate the T-intersection, heading straight ahead towards the Pistol Club grounds.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said the woman’s car went straight through a fence around the grounds and crashed into a shed.
She was taken by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital for assessment of minor injuries.
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Two P Plate drivers have run foul of the law after allegedly recording positive breath tests in Kingaroy at the weekend.
In the first incident, police stopped a vehicle in Mant Street for an RBT.
The 19-year-old Kingaroy man allegedly had a BAC of .023.
At 1:30am on Sunday morning, police stopped a vehicle on River Road. The 20-year-old Toowoomba man driving allegedly recorded .027 BAC.
Both men will appear in court to face charges of drink-driving.
The legal alcohol limit for P Plate drivers is zero.
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An 19-year-old Kingaroy man will appear in court after an incident at a hotel in Haly Street in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The man had been evicted from licensed premises but then attempted to regain entry.
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At 7:00pm on Sunday, Kingaroy police stopped a vehicle for a random breath test in Kingaroy Street. The 19-year-old male driver, from Brisbane, allegedly blew .055.
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At 10:00pm on Sunday, a police patrol in Youngman Street pulled over another vehicle. The 20-year-old female driver from Nanango will face a charge of unlicensed driving.
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There have been 130 fatalities on Queensland roads so far this year, and 13 in July alone.
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On July 9, police stopped a vehicle for speeding on the Bunya Highway near the outskirts of Kumbia.
The 43-year-old Brisbane driver was allegedly doing 125km/h in a 100km/h zone.
He also allegedly recorded a positive breath test, blowing .097.
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Two men will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court following an alleged fight at a hotel in Haly Street on July 10.
A 24-year-old man has been charged with public nuisance.
A 46-year-old man will face a similar charge as well as a count of obstructing police.
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A 21-year-old Nanango man stopped by police at 3:00am on July 13 while driving on the D’Aguilar Highway near Kingaroy has been issued with a notice to appear in court.
Police will allege he was driving in contravention of a late-night driving restriction on his licence.
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The next Blue Light Disco in Kingaroy will be held on August 12.
