Murray Mallee traffic report

About 12.30am on Friday 16 October, police stopped a Holden sedan on Roper Road, Murray Bridge. The driver, a 42-year-old Murray Bridge man, tested positive to cannabis and methamphetamine.  Checks revealed he was also disqualified from driving.  He was arrested and charged with driving disqualified and issued with an instant loss of licence.  His vehicle was impounded and he was bailed to appear in the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court on 15 December.

About 2pm on Friday, police stopped a Ford ute on South Eastern Freeway, Callington.  The driver, a 37-year-old Lameroo man, tested positive to methamphetamine.  He was issued with a three-month instant loss of licence and an expiation notice.

At 4am on Saturday 17 October, police spotted a Mitsubishi sedan driving erratically on Ian Oliver Drive, Waikerie, before pulling it over in Jacobs Street.  The driver, a 27-year-old Waikerie woman, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.218 – more than four times the legal limit. She was reported for drink driving and issued with a 12-month immediate loss of licence.  Her vehicle was impounded for 28 days and she will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

At 10pm on Saturday, police stopped an Isuzu truck on the Sturt Highway, Stockyard Plains.  The driver, a 33-year-old Murray Bridge man, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.109.  He was reported for drink driving and issued with a six-month immediate loss of licence.  His vehicle was impounded for 28 days and he will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

About 12.50am on Sunday 18 October, police stopped a Mazda sedan on Bridge Street, Murray Bridge.  The driver, a 24-year-old Murray Bridge woman, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.057 and was issued with an expiation notice.

About 9.30am on Sunday, police stopped a Holden sedan in Pauline Street, Paringa for a mobile driver test. The driver, a 61-year-old Paringa woman, tested positive to cannabis.  The sample was sent for forensic analysis.

At 1pm on Sunday, police stopped a Holden sedan on Cooper Street, Berri.  Checks revealed the driver, a 45-year-old Berri man, was disqualified from driving, and the vehicle was unregistered and uninsured.  The driver was reported for driving disqualified, unregistered and uninsured and will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

About 4.45pm on Sunday, police stopped a Holden station wagon on Old Sturt Highway, Glossop.  The driver, a 52-year-old Glossop woman, tested positive to cannabis and methamphetamine.  She was issued with a 24-hour direction note to driver and may face further action pending the results of sample analysis.

At 6.15pm on Sunday, police stopped a KTM motorcycle on Coolabah Court, Renmark.  The rider, an 18-year-old Renmark man, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.210 – more than four times the legal limit for a fully licensed driver. He was reported for drink driving and issued with a 12-month immediate loss of licence.  He was also issued with a fine for riding a motorcycle without holding the appropriate class of licence.  He will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

Just before 6.30pm on Sunday, police pulled over a Ford sedan on Cedar Avenue, Renmark for a mobile driver test.  The driver, a 26-year-old Renmark woman, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.102.  She was reported for drink driving and issued with a six-month instant loss of licence.  She will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.

About 12.40am on Monday 19 October, police stopped a Ford ute on Swanport Road, Murray Bridge.  The driver, a 30-year-old Monteith man, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.186 – more than three times the legal limit.  He was reported for drink driving and issued with a 12-month instant loss of licence.  His vehicle was impounded for 28 days and he will be summonsed to appear in the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court at a later date.

Just before 5am on Monday, police stopped a Kia sedan on the Sturt Highway, Barmera.  The driver, a 28-year-old man from Semaphore South, tested positive for methamphetamine.  He was issued with a 24-hour driver direction notice and a three-month instant loss of licence and may face further police action pending further sample analysis.