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In a late night attempt to escape from the police, a 27-year-old repeat offender sped through the McDonaldâs drive-through in Gympie, narrowly missing police officers and mounting a fence along the Bruce Highway.
Wade Stanley Knox, 27, pleaded guilty to the dangerous operation of a vehicle at McDonaldâs on February 28,2021, as well as 14 other charges in Gympie Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Some of the other charges Knox pleaded guilty to included two of possessing dangerous drugs, four counts of unlicensed driving, three stealing offences and failing to dispose of a needle.
It was at 10:20pm that night when Knox was approached by police on foot at the Gympie McDonaldâs drive-through.
Inspector Pat Swindells from the Gympie Patrol Group.
The Fatal Five – speeding, fatigue, impaired driving (drink and drug), failure to wear a seat belt and driver distraction and inattention - will be high on the priority list.
There will be roadside testing for drugs and alcohol, and “covert and overt speed enforcement in high risk zones”.
Inspector Pat Swindells of the Gympie Patrol Group said police were concerned with a “growing number of lives lost” on Queensland roads.
“There has been a 46 per cent increase in vehicle related fatalities compared to the same time period last year,” Inspector Swindells said.