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Subscriber only FORGETTING to renew his licence turned into a painful double whammy for an Ipswich man who was fulfilling his fatherly duties when he got into trouble. Jody Van Der Honing revealed how upset he was at not being able to take his son to football after going before Ipswich Magistrates Court and copping a licence disqualification. Van Der Honing s simple licence renewal oversight had a flow-on effect because by not having a licence when police intercepted him, he was also required to have zero alcohol in his system. He told police he drank one beer. When tested he had an alcohol reading of just 0.022.
An unlicensed teenager was caught driving more than 30km/hr over the speed limit on a Central Queensland highway.
Janaya Paige Ebony Port, 18, pleaded guilty at Blackwater Magistrates Court on February 5 to disobeying the speed limit and driving a motor vehicle without a driver s licence (never held licence).
Police Prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said police were patrolling the Capricorn Hwy about 4pm on January 15 when they saw a vehicle travelling towards them at 131km/hr, according to the radar.
The highway was a signed 100km/hr zone.
Police intercepted the vehicle and spoke to Port, who was driving.
She said she had just overtaken another vehicle but knew she shouldn’t be speeding.
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The message was simple from Gympie Magistrate Chris Callaghan to a young P-plater caught driving on a licence that had been taken off him for too many demerit points: âDo the mathsâ.
Christopher James Gallaher, 19, pleaded guilty to driving on a disqualified licence in court on Thursday, after he was caught behind the wheel by police on November 18 last year.
The court heard Gallaher had been driving on that occasion because he wasnât aware his licence was suspended. Magistrate Chris Callaghan.
âYouâre a P plater and youâve racked up seven points. How many points do you get on your P plates? Four. Do the maths,â Mr Callaghan told Gallaher while sentencing him.
2 men charged in fatal hit-and-run in Union City, prosecutor says
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
Nicholas Padin, 63, of Hoboken, left, and Miguel Perez, 28, of Union City, were charged in connection to the Nov. 16 hit-and-run that claimed a 56-year-old s life, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.Courtesy of the HCPO
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Authorities have arrested two men and charged them with a November hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 56-year-old cyclist in Union City.
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Miguel Perez, 28, of Union City, and Nicholas Padin, 63, of Hoboken, turned themselves into detectives from her office’s Regional Collision Investigation Unit on Wednesday.
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A unlicensed motorcyclist rode to drop his girlfriend at the bank.
Talon Reginald Petzler, 19, pleaded guilty on December 14 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of driving unlicensed.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Shaun Janes said police intercepted Petzler at Aquatic Place at 2.40pm on October 4 riding a black Kawasaki with a passenger.
He said checks revealed Petzler was unlicensed.
Sgt Janes said Petzler told police he was dropping his girlfriend at the bank.
The court heard the full-time roofer had been disqualified from driving for one month and had not renewed his licence afterwards.
He was fined $250 and a traffic conviction was recorded.