Here are eight Gympie drivers who avoided the law and made the cop s job harder.
1. Shotgun killer jailed after driving rampage ends in Gympie A convicted killer was given another three years in jail for a terrifying rampage that ended in Gympie. John Allan Black, 45, repeatedly evaded police and drove on the wrong side of the road during an attempted meth-addled getaway that ended when he crashed on a dead-end road in Gympie. John Allan Black served 12 years for the shooting manslaughter of a Mt Isa man. Black pleaded guilty to two counts each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, along with nine summary offences he racked up throughout the rampage.
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With Christmas and New Yearâs on the horizon there is no shortage of high traffic, parties, and subsequently more need for safety on Gympieâs roads.
Out of 21 crashes throughout the region in December last year, 12 ended with at least one person in hospital.
At this time of year, Queensland Police Service are encouraging drivers to remember the fatal five of speeding, drink driving, seatbelts, drug driving, medication and driving, fatigue and distractions, to keep yourself and loved ones safe.
As people are urged to stay safe on our roads, we look back at some of the drivers who risked lives of themselves and others on the regionâs roads this year.