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A Gladstone manâs late night craving for fast food landed him in trouble with the law.
Dylan Smith, 21, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Tuesday to driving without a licence (SPER suspended).
Police prosecutor Carl Spargo read the facts of Smithâs case to the court and Magistrate Bevan Manthey.
On March 21, about 2.30am, police were conducting patrols on Goondoon St when they intercepted a silver Mazda and Smith submitted to a breath test and licence check.
Smith provided a Queensland provisional driverâs licence, however, checks showed it was SPER suspended as of March 19.
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A Gladstone woman who was busted driving without a licence received a blunt piece of advice from the Magistrate on Tuesday.
Rachel Michelle Pomare, 27, pleaded guilty in the Gladstone Magistrates Court to driving without a driverâs licence.
Police prosecutor Carl Spargo read the facts of Pomareâs case to the court and Magistrate Bevan Manthey.
Around 8.30am on March 23 police conducting patrols on Harvey Road, Clinton observed the defendant driving a white Ford falcon.
Pomare identified herself as the driver and submitted to a roadside breath test and licence check.
Pomare stated she did not hold a Queensland driverâs licence and was the holder of a New Zealand learnerâs permit which had not transferred over.
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A Gladstone mother of two said her son had missed the bus after she was intercepted by police driving without a licence.
Tani Edwina Jo Emery, 32, pleaded guilty to driving of motor vehicle without a driver s licence (repeat offender) on Monday in Gladstone Magistrates Court.
At 8am on February 2, 2021, Calliope Road Policing unit intercepted Emery for the purpose of a licence check.
Checks uncovered Emery had failed to reapply for her learner’s licence after a suspension.
Emery’s duty lawyer Jun Pepito said his client had not reapplied for a learner’s permit because she could not afford the fee or the fitting of the interlock device on her car.