December 18, 2019
A driver allegedly turned off his headlights and sped away from police in Kingaroy after they attempted to pull him over in the early hours of Saturday morning – and then tried to blame a man in jail for the incident.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Dave Tierney, said police tried to intercept the Ford sedan on River Road about 1:20am.
“The driver turned off the headlights, accelerated heavily away from police and failed to indicate at several intersections,” Snr Sgt Tierney said.
“Police abandoned the attempt to intercept due to the behaviour of the driver.”
Police later attended the registered address of the vehicle where they spoke to a 21-year-old North Lakes man.
The man allegedly supplied police with the name of the driver, nominating a person who was in prison, before admitting he was the driver.
He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 6, charged with driving without due care and attention, driving while on a late-night driving restriction and providing false information.
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Drugs
- December 11 – Police attended an Alford Street, Kingaroy, home at 2:10pm in relation to another matter. While there, they allegedly located a 23-year-old Kingaroy man in possession of drugs and drug utensils. The man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 6.
- December 12 – A 24-year-old Kingaroy woman will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 6 charged with possessing a dangerous drug and a drug utensil after police stopped a Ford sedan in Haly Street, Kingaroy, about 12:25am. A search allegedly located amphetamine.
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Traffic
- December 9 – A 37-year-old Tarong man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 6 charged with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle with false plates after police stopped a Holden ute on Kingaroy-Cooyar Road about 8:35am. The interception took place after a complaint regarding the man’s driving.
- December 10 – A 38-year-old Taabinga man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 20 charged with unlicensed driving after police intercepted a Mercedes sedan on Julie Street, Taabinga, about 4:50pm, after a complaint.
- December 12 – Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a Toyota ute travelling east on Haly Street, Kingaroy, and a Toyota travelling north on Jarrah Street collided about 3:00pm. Police allege the 23-year-old driver of the Toyota failed to give way to the other vehicle, driven by an 86-year-old Wondai man. Both were transported to hospital. Investigations are continuing.
- December 12 – A 36-year-old Gatton woman will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 13 charged with drug driving, driving an unregistered vehicle and driving an unroadworthy vehicle after police stopped a Hyundai sedan in Knight Street, Kingaroy, at 5:35pm.
- December 15 – Police from the Dalby Road Policing Unit, conducting mobile radar patrol on Chinchilla-Wondai Road at Ballogie, spotted a learner driver – without “L” plates – travelling at 154km/h in the 100km/h zone. He received total fines of $1458, lost 10 demerit points and will be off the road for six months.
- December 17 – Police from the Kingaroy Road Policing Unit, operating a speed camera, detected a local resident travelling at more than twice the speed limit along Haly Street, Kingaroy. Police allegedly clocked the driver at 127km/h in the 60km/h zone. The owner will soon receive a $1245 fine and well as losing eight demerit points and a six-month licence suspension.
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Kingaroy police responded to a variety of incidents between December 9-15 including drug and traffic offences. They also attended seven calls related to domestic violence, issued 42 infringement notices for life-endangering traffic offences and performed 94 roadside breath tests.
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