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Police have released video footage of a woman whose blood-alcohol level was eight-times over the drink-driving limit, last December.

Premium Content Subscriber only A motorcyclist who was allegedly caught doing wheelies at speeds above 200km/h along the Sunshine Motorway has faced court. Dylan Jay Cummins was stopped by officers from the Sunshine Coast road policing unit on March 23 after he was allegedly seen travelling at high speeds in wet conditions. Dylan Jay Cummins leaving Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday. The Maroochydore Magistrates Court heard that police searched Mr Cummins Pacific Paradise home the n...

There were six traffic infringement notices issued. 9 News Sunshine Coast reported another sting in Bli Bli on Friday morning nabbed one drug driver and three drink drivers. Sunshine Coast district acting Inspector Shane Panoho. Photo Patrick Woods Sunshine Coast district acting Inspector Shane Panoho said on Thursday the sting was set up to reinforce the damaging effects of drink and drug driving. “This shows that anywhere, anytime, you can expect to see police on our roads,” Insp Panoho...

“This shows that anywhere, anytime, you can expect to see police on our roads,” he said. “We can pop up near industrial locations, residential or major arterials. “We are tired of having to go to serious road crashes, where people’s loved ones are being harmed, injured or killed.” It comes after a similar operation on the Bruce Highway at the Glasshouse Mountains last week when more than 700 motorists were subject to a roadside test. Of those, 16 people recorded positive readings f...

Police will be targeting roundabout users this month after drivers flagged roundabout misuse as a main frustration they face on Coast roads.

He said according to the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland, drug use increased the risk of crash involvement, and drivers with illicit drugs in their system were 10 times more likely to cause a crash. "Drug use worsens your driving through cognitive impairment, which affects your judgment, memory and reaction time," he said. From a woman caught driving with her feet hanging out of the car to a driver found passed out with a cocktail of drugs in his system, here are 10 C...