August 7, 2017
A Victorian driver has been issued with a $1177 speeding ticket after he was pulled over on the Bunya Highway on Monday afternoon doing more than twice the legal limit in a school zone.
Senior Constable Adam Entwistle, from Kumbia Police, said the 60-year-old driver was detected doing 82km/h in the 40km/h zone outside Kumbia State School about 3:00pm.
As he approached the vehicle, Senior Constable Entwistle said he saw a 60-year-old woman lying down on the folded rear seat between the back seat and the rear cargo area of the vehicle.
“The male was issued two infringement notices: Exceeding speed limit ($1177) and driving with an unrestrained passenger ($378). The female was issued an infringement notice for failing to wear a seatbelt ($378),” he said.
Senior Constable Entwistle urged drivers to take special care to obey the speed limit in school zones.
“These zones are in place to help protect the safety of our children,” he said.
“And drivers should remember they are also responsible – and liable – for their passengers’ safety.”
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A 23-year-old Burpengary man has been issued with a Notice to Appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court after he was stopped by the Kingaroy Road Policing Unit while driving in Markwell Street, Kingaroy, on Friday afternoon.
Police will allege that the driver tested positive to both methamphetamine and cannabis.
A search of the man’s car allegedly uncovered a quantity of cannabis as well as drug utensils.
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A 38-year-old Kingaroy woman has been issued with a Notice to Appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court after she was stopped by the Kingaroy Road Policing Unit on Friday afternoon.
The woman allegedly tested positive to cannabis in her saliva when she was pulled over in Haly Street.
