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A Gladstone mother who smoked cannabis the morning of her interception by police had no valid reason for driving.
Jasmine Muri-Aroha Tupea, 20, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Tuesday to drug-driving.
Police prosecutor Carl Spargo read the facts of Tupeaâs case to the court and Magistrate Bevan Manthey.
On February 10, police were conducting patrols of Mount Alma in the Gladstone region when they intercepted a blue Hyundai sedan about 5pm.
Tupea submitted to a roadside drug test which returned a positive result.
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UPDATE 2.27PM: A woman was airlifted to hospital after a motorbike crash at Mt Alma on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services were called to a private address after a woman in her 70s reportedly crashed into a bull on a motorbike. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said a woman was airlifted to Gladstone Hospital in a stable condition with spinal precautions and neck and back pain.
INITIAL 12.51PM: A helicopter and two ambulance units have been called to a motorbike accident at Mt Alma after a woman reportedly crashed into a bull. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said crews were called to a private address where a woman sustained injuries in a motorbike accident.
Premium Content A MOTORHOME has been destroyed in a fire on the Bruce Highway overnight. Two fire crews were called to the highway and Mount Alma Rd at East End at 6.45pm. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said the vehicle was fully engulfed on arrival. She said firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze by 6.55pm and remained on scene to make the area safe and ensure the gas bottles weren t posing a threat. Paramedics were also called to the scene as there was a person in the motorhome, however the person was fortunate to escape uninjured. It is unknown how the fire started.