Tasmania breaking news: Charges laid after hooning incident at Hotel Bruny

Police have laid charges after alleging a 30-year-old visiting Bruny Island conducted burnouts in the hotel’s gravel carpark.

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Man accused of burnouts at Hotel Bruny

Man accused of hooning at Bruny Island Hotel. Picture: Google Maps

May 14, 10.45am: A man has been accused of leaving Hotel Bruny on Monday evening and then performing burnouts in his vehicle in the gravel carpark of the hotel, police say.

Officers said they have charged the Kingston man accused of the hooning offences, and also say the 30-year-old was driving without a licence.

Police said they used CCTV footage to help identify the driver from the incident — who had been visiting the island.

Senior Constable Ashley Hopwood said the matter had been reported to police by members of the community.

“This sort of driving behaviour is reckless, and it puts innocent people at risk,” Senior Constable Hopwood said.

“Police are committed to keeping our roads as safe as possible and hoons should be warned that this type of behaviour can lead to loss of licence, vehicle confiscation, vehicle destruction and significant fines.

“Anyone who witnesses dangerous driving on our roads should contact police on 131 444, or Triple-Zero (000) in an emergency.

“If you can’t call at the time, but you have dashcam or other footage, you can upload it to our evidence portal at police.tas.gov.au/report.”

Driver allegedly dodged police while drunk

May 13, midday: A Kingston driver has been accused of high-range drink driving and allegedly attempting to evade police over the weekend.

Police alleged they attempted to pull over a white Ford Ranger ute to conduct an alcohol and drug test in the Kingston area on Sunday about 1am.

Officers said the vehicle attempted to evade police several times and was caught a short time later.

The 40-year-old man allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.159 — more than three times the legal limit.

Police arrested the man — who was also instantly disqualified from driving for two years — and is set to appear in court at a later date.

He faces drink driving and other serious traffic offence charges, police confirmed.

“Police remind the public that drink and drug driving on our roads places obvious risks to drivers, the community, and emergency responders,” said Senior Sergeant Peter Borish.

“High range drink driving can have deadly consequences.”

Originally published as Tasmania breaking news: Charges laid after hooning incident at Hotel Bruny