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Premium Content Subscriber only A construction company worker had a middle-range blood alcohol content (BAC) reading when intercepted the morning after a night of drinking. Jason Paul Smith pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on February 17 to one count of drink driving. Police prosecutor Kelvin Boyd said police had a static roadside breath test site set up when they intercepted Smith driving a black BMW at 9.05am on January 17. He said police could smell a strong odour of alcohol on Smith and his eyes were glassy. Mr Boyd said Smith told police he drank Great Northern beers and w...

The imprisonment of Dwayne Leon Joel Mitchell for killing his mate Dylan Donohue in a drink driving crash is a cautionary tale for those considering getting behind the wheel after several drinks.

The Hervey Bay man was allegedly caught by police asleep behind the wheel

Premium Content Subscriber only A MAN who was not happy at being arrested for drink driving then ripped the door handle off a police car in a fit of anger, throwing the broken handle out the window. With an alcohol level more than three times the legal limit that night, Moreira went before Ipswich Magistrates Court for sentence on Tuesday. Bruno Silva Moreira, 22, from Kingston, pleaded guilty to driving UIL at Redbank Plains on December 27 last year; and causing wilful damage to police property. The prosecutor told the court that police were called at 12.30am to a service station in Redb...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Suffolk Park man who has been convicted for drink driving blamed his "genetics" for being over the legal limit, a court has heard. Anthony Peter Guterres was self represented at Lismore Local Court on Monday, where was sentenced for a drink driving charge. The court heard Guterres had pleaded guilty in October to driving with a low range PCA, after he recorded a 0.06 blood alcohol reading during a random breath test. This was the third time Guterres had been charged with drink driving during his 28-year driving record, the court heard. But Guterres said ...