Jail time for repeat drink-driver
A JUDGE had no choice but to send a repeat drink-driver to jail after he returned a ”grossly intoxicated” blood-alcohol reading, a court has heard. Gregory Christopher Verity, 38, pleaded guilty today in the Southport District Court to dangerous operation of a vehicle with circumstances of aggravation on August 29 last year. The court was…
Coast drivers ‘death on wheels’
DRINK-driving figures have exploded across the Gold Coast with a record 300 motorists caught driving under the influence of alcohol in April alone. Senior police were stunned by the alarming increase which was almost double for the same period last year. It caps off a horrifying long weekend on the roads, with Gold Coast police…
Cops arrest several in road safety op
NUMEROUS arrests have been made during a weekend road safety operation by Gold Coast police. As part of Operation Pyramid, which ran Friday and Saturday nights, police conducted 1142 random breath tests resulting in 29 arrests including three driving under the influence, 19 driving with an excessive blood alcohol concentration, four disqualified or unlicensed drivers…
Two hurt in pedestrian crossing incident
TWO women have been injured after allegedly being hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing at Broadbeach Friday night. About 11.45pm the women, aged 21 and 23, were allegedly struck while using a pedestrian crossing on Surf Parade. They were taken to Gold Coast Hospital for treatment to cuts and bruises to their legs.…
Police op targets drink, drug-driving
SEVENTEEN drink-drivers and five drug affected people were caught behind the wheel during a weekend traffic operation on the Gold Coast. Police carried out about 3000 random breath tests during Operation Palm Olive, which ran in the Palm Beach area on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. A total of 17 people were busted drink-driving, including…
Traffic blitz on Coast drink-drivers
A WOMAN who was over three times the legal alcohol limit was one of 64 drink drivers caught during a weekend traffic blitz on the Gold Coast. The operation which ran overnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning focused on drink and drug driving offences in the Broadbeach entertainment precinct. The worst offender was a 31-year-old…
Disqualified driver on raft of charges
A SERIAL disqualified driver was allegedly caught by police behind the wheel of an unregistered car with stolen number plates at Tweed Heads yesterday. About 4.10pm police intercepted the man, who is disqualified from driving until 2016, in a shopping centre car park on Minjungbal Drive. They allegedly spotted a Holden Commodore being driven by…
Mermaid drink-driver fined $1500
A MERMAID Beach father who drove his car into a Gold Coast canal in a drunken stupor has been fined $1500 and disqualified from driving for nine months. Martin Robert Hill, 38, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, claiming stress from the breakdown of his second marriage led to the car’s watery end. The…
Jacko fined for unlicenced driving
FORMER AFL footballer Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson has been banned from driving for a month and fined $500 after pleading guilty to driving on the Gold Coast without a licence.
Drink driver plunges car into Miami canal
A 38-YEAR-OLD man was lucky to escape injury-free after driving his car into a canal at Miami last night.