Limestone Coast traffic wrap up

Just after 8am on Friday 9 October, police stopped a 30-year-old Mount Gambier man driving on James Street, Mount Gambier. Checks revealed the man was disqualified from driving. He was arrested and bailed to appear in court at a later date.

About 10pm on Friday 9 October, police stopped a 60-year-old Salisbury East man driving on Ormerod Street, Naracoorte. Police checks revealed the man was disqualified from driving and he returned a positive roadside drug test for cannabis (THC). He will be reported for driving while disqualified and drug driving and will also receive a three month immediate loss of licence notice.

About 10.40pm the same evening, police stopped a 23-year-old Naracoorte man driving on Robertson Street, Naracoorte. The driver returned a positive roadside drug test for cocaine and will be issued a fine for drug driving and a three-month immediate loss of licence notice.

Just after midnight on Saturday 10 October, police stopped a 44-year-old Mount Gambier man driving on Sturt Street, Mount Gambier. Investigations revealed the man had never held a driver's licence. A subsequent search located quantities of cannabis and methamphetamine. He was reported for driving unlicensed and possessing illicit drugs and will appear in court at a later date.

Just after 1am, police stopped a 17-year-old Mount Gambier boy driving on Gordon Street, Mount Gambier. The provisional licence holder recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.020 and was issued a fine for breaching P1 licence conditions.

Five minutes later, police stopped a 43-year-old Millicent woman driving on Jubilee Highway West at Suttontown. She returned a positive roadside drug test for methamphetamine and will be reported for drug driving and issued with a three month immediate loss of licence notice.

About 2.15pm on Saturday, a 31-year-old Mount Gambier woman was stopped on Jubilee Highway East, Mount Gambier. The driver returned a positive roadside drug test for methamphetamine and will be issued with a fine and a three month immediate loss of licence notice.

Forty minutes later, police stopped a 23-year-old Mount Gambier man on the same road. The P1 driver also returned a positive roadside drug test for methamphetamine and will be issued with a fine and a three month immediate loss of licence notice.

Just after 8pm, police stopped a 22-year-old Lucindale man driving on Lucindale Road at Stewarts Range. He returned a positive roadside drug test for cannabis (THC) and will be issued with a fine and a three month immediate loss of licence notice.

Later that evening, around 10pm, police stopped a 22-year-old Naracoorte man driving on Ormerod Street, Naracoorte. The P2 driver recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.129 and was reported for drink driving. He was issued with a six month immediate loss of licence notice, his vehicle was impounded for 28 days and he will appear in court at a later date.

About 11.50pm on Saturday, police stopped a 26-year-old Naracoorte man driving on Jones Street, Naracoorte. The driver recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.128 and was reported for drink driving. He was issued with a six month immediate loss of licence notice and will appear in court at a later date.

On Sunday 11 October about 2pm, police stopped a 60-year-old man from Queensland, driving on Kennedy Avenue, Mount Gambier. He returned a positive roadside drug test for methamphetamine and will be reported for drug driving. He will receive a three month immediate loss of licence notice and appear in court at a later date.

About 4pm, police stopped a 33-year-old Mount Gambier man driving on Four Mile Road, Lucindale. He returned a positive roadside drug test for cocaine and will receive a fine and a three month immediate loss of licence notice.

Just after 6.30pm, police stopped a 26-year-old Melrose Park man driving on the Dukes Highway at Keith. Checks revealed he was disqualified from driving. He was reported and will appear in court at a later date.

On Monday 12 October just after midday, police stopped a 25-year-old Allendale East woman driving on the Riddoch Highway at Mount Schank. The driver was detected travelling at 122 km/h in a 110 km/h zone and returned a positive roadside drug test for methamphetamine. She was reported for speeding and drug driving, will receive a three month immediate loss of licence notice and will appear in court at a later date.

About 2.30am on Tuesday 13 October, police stopped a 42-year-old Lucindale man driving on Airport Road at Wandilo. He returned a positive roadside drug test for methamphetamine and will be reported for drug driving. He will receive a three month immediate loss of licence notice and appear in court at a later date.