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A woman has been told she was a âtragedy waiting to happenâ after she was caught drink driving just weeks after facing court for a similar offence.
Shirley May Williams, 34, pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Friday to driving over the general alcohol limit without a licence, driving while disqualified by court and driving an unregistered vehicle.
On March 28 police from Mount Morgan, near Rockhampton, were patrolling after being alerted to an unlicensed driver who was under the influence of alcohol.
At 5pm that afternoon they pulled over a car on Porters Rd at Baree which was being driven by Williams.
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Subscriber only It was a devastating crash which claimed the lives of a grandmother and mother and left a four-year-old girl asking for her mummy in hospital. Now a man has been charged with allegedly causing the deadly Kinkuna crash that claimed the lives of Maryanne Bishop and Jessyica Bishop. Stewart Andrew Casey, 35, appeared in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Tuesday by videolink from the Bundaberg Watch House, charged with one count of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and grievous bodily harm whole adversely affected by an intoxicating substance. Casey was hospitalised after the crash and was released on Monday where he was then taken into custody before making an application for bail on Tuesday.
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Two Bundaberg locals have been charged after video footage showed them engaging in a road rage incident.
Another person involved who was driving a four-wheel drive which was towing a caravan then proceeds to ram a Holden Commodore before driving off and narrowly missing a man on the road.
#WATCH: The moment a road rage brawl erupts on a #Bundaberg street.
Plus, the traffic chaos caused by long weekend travellers.
#9News | Nightly at 6.00pmPosted by 9 News Queensland on Friday, April 2, 2021
Bundaberg police were made aware of the incident and have charged two local men.
A 22-year-old Bundaberg North man was charged with alleged assault occasioning bodily harm and wilful damage.
Bundaberg police have revealed 157 infringements were issued to drivers across the region over the Easter long weekend. Officer in charge of the Bundaberg Road Policing Unit Sergeant Marty Arnold said multiple disappointing incidents occurred on the region s roads this weekend, but overall the majority of drivers were well behaved. Two drivers (were) issued infringements for travelling 40km/h over the speed limit on a wet road (and there were) nine drink drivers - two of which were over five times the legal limit, he said. Across the Wide Bay Burnett 157 infringements were issued and 2845 random breath tests conducted. But with more than 150 infringements issued over the weekend, it s clear the important message continues to go unheard for some.
Premium Content Shocking footage of a alleged road rage incident in Bundaberg has emerged. The incident, which was filmed by an onlooker, shows the situation turn violent before escalating into dangerous territory. Nine News Queensland reported that those involved were stopped at a red light when a verbal argument ensued. Filming the incident from their own vehicle, a witness captured the moment a group of people emerge from both a Holden Commodore and a four-wheel drive. One man then proceeds to repeatedly throw punches towards where the four-wheel drive and its driver are, although it s not clear where his punches land.