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A woman told police her speedometer âwas outâ when she was caught driving at 118km per hour on a road near Clermont.
Police officers were travelling south on Gregory Developmental Road near Belyando Crossing on September 25, 2020, when they saw a vehicle driving at speed towards them and recorded a speed of 118km/hr in a 100km/hr zone.
Rebecca Fay Potts pleaded guilty at Clermont Magistrates Court on April 14 to disobeying the speed limit.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said when police spoke to Potts, she thought she was travelling about 115km/hr in a 110km/hr zone.
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A Central Queensland teenager was caught drink driving while taking another girl home to prevent her from walking in the early hours of the morning.
Holly Roberton, 18, pleaded guilty at Clermont Magistrates Court on April 14 to driving while over the no alcohol limit but not over the general limit.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said Roberton was pulled over about 1.30am on March 27 at Lime Street, Clermont.
She returned a positive roadside breath test and recorded a blood-alcohol content reading of .032, while holding a P1 license.
The teenager, who works on a property between Clermont and Moranbah, told the court she had consumed two schooners of Great Northern beer at the Clermont pub hours earlier, as well as something to eat, so didn’t think she would be over the limit.
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A Central Queensland mother-of-four broke down in tears as she faced court for the first time over a drink driving offence.
Krystal Ann Wilson, 37, who represented herself, pleaded guilty at Clermont Magistrates Court on March 10 to driving under the influence of liquor.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said Wilson, who had no traffic history, was stopped for a roadside breath test on Tropic Street, Clermont, at 6pm on February 14.
He said she returned a positive result and later recorded a Blood-Alcohol Content reading of .168, more than three times the legal limit.
The Clermont mother, who was accompanied by her husband, told the court she was extremely remorseful and had been walking to work since the offence occurred, and getting lifts where she could.