Police are investigating a road traffic crash involving a truck rollover at Turrawulla Road, Hail Creek, west of Mackay that occurred January 20 at approximately 10am.
Sergeant Nigel Dalton reported that, as a result of the single vehicle crash, 102 cattle had to be removed from the road train with five having to be euthanised.
“The driver, a 56-year-old Nebo man did not sustain any serious injuries,” Sergeant Dalton said.
“The driver has been charged with driving with a relevant substance present in the saliva, possession of a drug utensil and driving without due care and attention.”
He has been given a notice to appear in Mackay Magistrates Court on the 8 March.
A driver was charged with driving with a relevant substance present in the saliva, possession of a drug utensil and driving without due care and attention after his truck rolled over near Hail Creek last week. Picture: Mackay Police
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