A 27-year-old man from Charleville has been arrested and charged with multiple drink driving related offences following several alleged interactions with police on January 22.
Mackay police said the following will be alleged.
The 27-year-old was stopped by police in a Toyota Hilux at 1:40am on Sydney Street, Mackay. Following a positive roadside breath test he was taken to the Mackay police station for further breath analysis. He was arrested and charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath at the police station as a result.
The 27-year-old was stopped by police in a Toyota Hilux at 7:13am on Brisbane Street, Mackay. Following a positive roadside breath test he was again taken to the Mackay police station for further breath analysis. He was arrested and charged with drink driving (.079%) and also driving with a suspended driver's licence.
The 27-year-old was spoken to by police at 8:50am at an address at Steen Street, South Mackay after police found the same Toyota Hilux parked in the driveway. Following this alleged conversation and a positive breath test, the driver was taken to the Mackay police station for further breath analysis. He was arrested and charged with drink driving (.066%) and also driving with a suspended drivers licence.
All matters will be heard on February 13 at the Mackay Magistrates Court for the first time.
"The policing of drink driving has always been taken very seriously" said Senior Constable Steve Smith from the Mackay crime prevention unit.
"Even more so now after the damaging impacts of drink driving in 2022 in our police district. If you are planning to drink, plan not to drive. Being caught by the police for drink driving is not the worst possible outcome" he added.
