{"id":20768,"date":"2013-01-17T21:30:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=20768"},"modified":"2023-11-21T20:46:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:46:50","slug":"three-charged-with-drug-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/01\/17\/three-charged-with-drug-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Charged With Drug Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Senior Sergeant Duane Frank<\/figcaption><\/figure>January 17, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy police are very disappointed with the results of a special traffic enforcement program targeting drug drivers which was held in the local area this week.<\/p>\n

Officer-In-Charge of Kingaroy Police Senior Sergeant Duane Frank said three men have been charged with drug driving as a result of the blitz.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday afternoon, a 32-year-old man was found driving in Kingaroy with cannabis in his system.<\/p>\n

Then on Wednesday morning two more male drivers in Kingaroy registered positive for drug detections: A 36-year-old NSW man tested positive for methylamphetamine and a 32-year-old local man tested positive to cannabis.<\/p>\n

The program, which was carried out by Kingaroy police in conjunction with the roadside drug-testing unit in Brisbane, also detected a 48-year-old Kingaroy woman driving over the limit of alcohol at 10:00am.<\/p>\n

Snr Sgt Frank said it was certainly disappointing to police that so many people had tested positive, especially at an early time of the morning.<\/p>\n

Also on Wednesday, a 14-year-old Kingaroy boy was found driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle in the Kingaroy CBD. The boy, who was too young to hold a licence, has been dealt with under provisions of the Youth Justice Act; police seized his vehicle and impounded it.<\/p>\n

Snr Sgt Frank said the roadside drug testing consisted of a simple saliva swab from drivers; results were available after a short period.<\/p>\n

He said the results of this mini-blitz justified why police do testing at different times of the day, including mornings.<\/p>\n

“To detect three drug drivers and one drink driver mid-morning in Kingaroy is a serious safety concern,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Any one of these people could have caused a crash and serious injuries.<\/p>\n

“These type of police operations will continue to be run across the South Burnett and police will continue with our zero tolerance approach.<\/p>\n

“If people choose to take drugs and drive, or drink and drive, they will be detected by police.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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