Police briefs
Driver charged
POLICE have charged a Charters Towers man with drugdriving and unlicensed driving after he was stopped in the early hours yesterday. The 41year-old Toyota station wagon driver was stopped for a random roadside test at 1.28am yesterday on Mount Leyshon Rd. Police allege the man produced a positive saliva test and he was unlicensed. His vehicle was immobilised for seven days and he was given a notice of licence suspension, which will apply until he appears in court. The man will appear in court on October 19.
Unlicensed
A CHARTERS Towers man will appear in court next month for allegedly driving while unlicensed. The 38-yearold was charged after he was intercepted in a Mitsubishi sedan at 11.50pm in Gill St on Monday. Police allege checks showed the man’s licence had been suspended due to demerit points.
Twice the limit
A TOWNSVILLE man allegedly drove with a blood-alcohol concentration of more than double the legal limit in Charters Towers on Saturday. Police intercepted the 40-yearold male driving a Ford sedan in Mosman St at 2.30am. It is alleged he had a BAC of .123 per cent. He will appear in the Charters Towers Magistrates Court on September 7.
Big fine
FINES totalling $960 have been issued to a man caught driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. Police allege the 30-year-old man’s vehicle was uninsured and unregistered when he was intercepted on Mosman St at 10.50pm on Friday.
Truckie busted
A TRUCK driver will have to pay $2241 in fines after being caught behind the wheel of an uninsured and unregistered vehicle. The Mackay man, 31, was stopped on the Flinders Highway at Breddan, in a white Isuzu truck, on August 13 at 3pm. Police said after checks showed the status of the registration, the man was issued fines of $1601 for driving an unregistered vehicle and $640 for driving an uninsured vehicle.
Petrol drive-off
POLICE are investigating an alleged fuel drive-off at a Gill St service station. They are seeking to speak to a person of interest who was driving a blue Hyundai station wagon at 4pm on August 12. It is alleged $65 of fuel was not paid for.
No licence
A CHARTERS Towers man, 46, will appear in court on September 21 after he allegedly drove without a licence on August 12. Police allege the man was driving a Holden sedan at 12.45pm on Natal Downs Rd when checks showed he didn’t have a licence. The man was charged with driving a motor vehicle having never been the holder of a driver’s licence.