Limestone Coast weekend traffic report

Just after 4pm on Friday 6 November, a 60-year-old Goolwa South man was stopped while driving on the Riddoch Highway at Marcollat. The driver allegedly returned a positive drug wipe to methamphetamine. He was issued with a three-month instant loss of licence and may face drug driving charges following results of a forensic analysis. 291040

About 6.50pm on Friday, a 28-year-old Lucindale man was stopped by police on Country Club Road at Lucindale and submitted to a roadside drug test. He allegedly returned a positive result to cannabis and checks revealed his licence was disqualified. He was reported for drug driving and driving while disqualified and will receive a three-month instant loss of licence. His vehicle was impounded by police for 28 days. 290963

Just after 7pm on Friday, police stopped a car on Naracoorte Road at Keith and breath tested the driver. A 59-year-old local man allegedly produced a blood alcohol reading of 0.090 and was reported for drink driving. 290971

Police stopped a B-double prime mover on the Dukes Highway at Keith about 9.20am on Saturday 7 November. After speaking with the driver, a 41-year-old man from Riverlea, officers detected various work diary breaches along with issues to the vehicle. The prime mover was being driven contrary to a defect notice and the two trailers were displaying unassigned number plates. Investigations into this matter are continuing. 292353

Just before 6pm on Saturday, a 27-year-old man from Wattle Range was stopped driving on Mount Gambier Road at Millicent. Police will allege the driver failed to comply with a drug test. The man was reported for the offence and issued with a six-month instant loss of licence. 291820

Police stopped a driver on Hanson Street at Mount Gambier at 10.30pm on Saturday and breath tested the driver. A 28-year-old Mount Gambier man allegedly produced a blood alcohol reading of 0.099. He was reported for drink driving and issued with a six-month instant loss of licence. 291863

At the same time and again on Hanson Street, a second man was stopped and submitted to a breath test. The P1 driver produced a blood alcohol reading of 0.029 and allegedly refused to comply with a drug test. A 28-year-old Mount Gambier man was reported for the two offences and issued with a six-month instant loss of licence. 291842

Just after 8am on Sunday 8 November, police stopped a 32-year-old Mount Gambier woman driving on Penola Road at Mount Gambier and submitted her to a breath test. She allegedly produced a blood alcohol reading of 0.124. The woman had four children under the age of 16 in the car at the time. Checks on the vehicle revealed it was unregistered and uninsured. The woman was reported for drink driving and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. She was issued with a six-month instant loss of licence and her vehicle was impounded for 28 days. 292027

At 4pm on Sunday, police detected a car travelling at 117km/h in a 110km/h on the Dukes Highway at Keith. The driver was stopped and allegedly returned a positive drug wipe to cocaine. A 61-year-old man from Victoria was issued with a three-month instant loss of licence and may face drug driving charges pending results of a forensic analysis. 292395

All reported drivers will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.