Driver fined for seatbelt and distraction offences in CBD

At 11.30am on Friday 10 July, Major Crash Investigation Section were conducting unrelated enquiries at Grenfell Street, Adelaide when they saw the driver of a Toyota sedan using a mobile phone when driving. Police further observed two small children seated in the front passenger seat sharing the one seatbelt.

The driver was stopped, and the 40-year-old Payneham woman was issued with an expiation notice for using a mobile phone when driving and for failing to ensure all passengers were properly secured with seatbelts. The fine totalled $1,355 and five demerit points.

Both seatbelt and distraction offences contribute to serious and fatal injury crashes.