Drink drivers who faced Gladstone Magistrates Court

A drink driver who blew a reading of .169 after he was caught riding a motorbike while unlicensed and not wearing a helmet was among the latest offenders to face court at Gladstone.

A number of people have faced Gladstone Magistrates Court for drink driving offences.

The following people pleaded guilty recently in Gladstone Magistrates Court to either drink driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while over the general alcohol limit.

Traffic conviction recorded

Shawn Nicholas Johnson, 54

Shawn Nicholas Johnson blew a reading of .087 after police intercepted him supervising a learner driver on Dawson Road, Gladstone, on April 1.

Johnson pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on May 8 to being in charge of a motor vehicle while over the general alcohol limit.

With no previous offending of this sort, Johnson was fined $500 and disqualified from driving for two months.

He successfully applied for a restricted work licence for his job as an operations co-ordinator.

Allan John Gayford, 40

Allan John Gayford blew a reading of .072 after police intercepted him driving at Eight Mile Plains on December 18 last year.

Gayford pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on May 8 to drink driving.

The court heard Gayford was on a probationary licence at the time of his offending.

He was fined $450 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Isaac William Ghee, 24

P-plater Isaac William Ghee blew a reading of .053 after police intercepted him driving on Tank Street, Gladstone, on April 22.

Ghee pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on May 8 to drink driving.

With no previous offending of this sort, Ghee was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Timothy Scott Southwood, 32

Timothy Scott Southwood blew a reading of .169 after he was caught riding a motorbike while unlicensed on Anderson Street, Turkey Beach, on April 7.

Southwood pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on May 9 to drink driving and unlicensed driving.

The court heard police tested Southwood after they saw him riding the bike into a backyard with no helmet on.

The court was told that Southwood had never held a motorcycle licence.

With a 2019 previous drink driving offence on his history, Southwood, who works as a contractor in the mining industry, was fined $1100 and disqualified from driving for nine months.

No traffic conviction recorded

Isobel Kate Wieting, 18

P-plater Isobel Kate Wieting blew a reading of .042 when she was intercepted by police driving on Roe Street, Miriam Vale, on April 23.

Wieting pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on May 9 to drink driving.

With no previous offending of this sort, Wieting was fined $300 and disqualified from driving for three months.

No traffic conviction was recorded.