October 7, 2016
Two women have had their vehicles impounded by Kingaroy police in separate incidents this week.
On Tuesday, police stopped a vehicle about 10:00pm on the Bunya Highway on the outskirts of Kingaroy.
Checks revealed the 45-year-old woman driver was unlicensed.
Police confiscated her number plates for seven days.
On Thursday evening, police stopped a vehicle in Haly Street about 7:00pm.
Again, police checks revealed the driver, a 28-year-old Nanango woman, was unlicensed.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said the woman had been previously disqualified by a court from driving for two years, and was a recidivist unlicensed driver.
Police impounded her car which now may be subject to forfeiture.
Both women will face charges of unlicensed driving.
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A 33-year-old Maryborough woman will face a charge of unlicensed driving after a single-vehicle crash on Mt Wooroolin Road on Saturday night.
Police believe that the woman drove up the steep road about 9:00pm but failed to negotiate the bend at the top.
Her Nissan sedan left the road and went over an embankment.
The driver extricated herself from the vehicle and left the scene.
The crashed vehicle was reported to police on Sunday morning.
Police made some inquiries and then located the driver.
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No one was injured when two vehicles collided in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, on Wednesday afternoon.
A Nissan stationwagon and a Toyota sedan were travelling in opposite directions about 3:00pm when one attempted to turn into Markwell Street.
Police investigations are continuing.
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A woman aged in her 40s was taken by ambulance to Nanango Hospital on Friday after a single-vehicle crash in Drayton Street.
The single-vehicle rollover occurred at 11:15am.
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A driver allegedly blew 0.127 BAC after he was stopped for a random breath test in Glendon Street, Kingaroy, at 3:00am on Thursday night.
The 34-year-old Sunshine Coast man will face a charge of drink-driving and unlicensed driving.
Police will allege he had been previously disqualified by a court from driving.
Queensland’s road toll stands at 182, with three deaths in October.
