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“You should never drive again”: 61y/o drink driver banned

An ‘invalid’ 61-year-old man will have his license disqualified for eight years, after being convicted on two driving...

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21st Feb. 2020 12:02 PM

DRINK DRIVE: a 61-year-old St George man will serve prison time and his license is further disqualified, after he was caught drink driving on an already disqualified license.

Man cops hefty fines and lengthy driving disqualification

Driving an unregistered, uninsured car while over the legal alcohol limit has landed a Cannonvale man with hefty fines and...

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21st Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

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Police plea reveals Tweed’s shameful statistics

Drivers on the Far North Coast have topped the state but it's nothing to be proud of.

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18th Feb. 2020 6:02 PM

SHOCKING: Tweed Byron Local Area Command Superintendent David Roptell and Senior Sergeant Chad George are disappointed that one in 55 people breathylised at the weekend tested positive to alcohol. Picture: Jodie Callcott.

Michelle Bridges told RBT police: 'I used mouthwash'

Michelle Bridges' lawyer argued for leniency on the basis she had helped Australians lose two million kilograms in...

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18th Feb. 2020 5:02 PM

Michelle Bridges' lawyer argued for leniency on the basis she had helped Australians lose two million kilograms in weight.

Howard man busted for drink driving

Howard Police and the Maryborough Dog Squad patrolled the area to locate the man

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18th Feb. 2020 3:02 PM

A Howard man is due in court on drink-driving charges.

Drunk woman who had five-year-old in car in police chase

A drunk woman who sped away from police with a five-year-old girl in the car, smashing into a Mini Cooper and trapping its...

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17th Feb. 2020 6:02 AM

Sky Murphy was drunk when she ran two red lights in Alice Springs in 2018.

Monto police kept busy and urge community caution

From drug driving to fleeing a crime scene, police have had several crimes keeping them busy.

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14th Feb. 2020 2:02 PM

MONTO CRIME WRAP: Several incidences of crime occurred in the township of Monto in the past few weeks. Picture: File.

19 people caught drink driving on Sunshine Coast roads

NAMED AND SHAMED: Christopher Rucci blew 0.191, Guy Roberts blew 0.149, Zane Grogan blew 0.135 and Leon McSweeney blew...

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14th Feb. 2020 2:02 PM

Each week the <i>Daily</i> publishes a list of those who faced court for drink-driving charges in a bid to curb the illegal behaviour.

Drink and drug drivers stopped in Whitsundays

A wrap-up of drink and drug drivers stopped by police this week in the Whitsundays.

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12th Feb. 2020 2:02 PM

Drink drivers were allegedly caught by Whitsunday Police.

Brother’s touching response to crash tragedy

The brother of an 11-year-old girl run down by an alleged drink-driver asked a heartbreaking question when he heard the...

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11th Feb. 2020 10:02 AM

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