Murray Mallee Police had a busy weekend detecting the following traffic offences in the Riverland region.
About 9.30am on Sunday, police stopped a Holden sedan in Pauline Street, Paringa for a mobile driver test. The driver, a 61-year-old Paringa woman, tested positive to cannabis. The sample was sent for forensic analysis.
At 1:00pm on Sunday, police stopped a Holden sedan on Cooper Street, Berri. Checks revealed the driver, a 45-year-old Berri man, was disqualified from driving, and the vehicle was unregistered and uninsured. The driver was reported for driving disqualified, unregistered and uninsured and will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.
About 4.45pm on Sunday, police stopped a Holden station wagon on Old Sturt Highway, Glossop. The driver, a 52-year-old Glossop woman, tested positive to cannabis and methamphetamine. She was issued with a 24-hour direction note to driver and may face further action pending the results of sample analysis.
At 6.15pm on Sunday, police stopped a KTM motorcycle on Coolabah Court, Renmark. The rider, an 18-year-old Renmark man, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.210. He was reported for drink driving and issued with a 12-month immediate loss of licence. He was also issued with a fine for riding a motorcycle without holding the appropriate class of licence. He will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.
Just before 6.30pm on Sunday, police pulled over a Ford sedan on Cedar Avenue, Renmark for a mobile driver test. The driver, a 26-year-old Renmark woman, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.102. She was reported for drink driving and issued with a six-month instant loss of licence. She will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.
Just before 5am on Monday, police stopped a Kia sedan on the Sturt Highway, Barmera. The driver, a 28-year-old man from Semaphore South, tested positive for methamphetamine. He was issued with a 24-hour driver direction notice and a three-month instant loss of licence and may face further police action pending further sample analysis.
