Police: New Auckland man to face Gladstone Magistrates Court after allegedly reversing vehicle into parked car after being removed from West Gladstone pub

A man who witnesses allege was drinking from a bottle of alcohol moments before reversing his vehicle into a parked car will face court this month. Here’s why he was kicked out of a West Gladstone pub before the incident.

A drunk patron who was booted from a pub and then allegedly reversed his vehicle into a parked car before driving at a witness will appear in court later this month.

A 36-year-old New Auckland man was charged following reports of a car crash in West Gladstone on Sunday, 25 September.

Police allege just after midnight the man entered a licensed venue on the Dawson Hwy, West Gladstone before he became aggressive towards security and was asked to leave.

After allegedly refusing to leave, the man was escorted from the venue before he entered a white Toyota Hilux.

The 36-year-old New Auckland man allegedly reversed his vehicle into a parked car while intoxicated after being removed from the West Gladstone license premises.

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Police allege a witness observed the man take a drink from an alcohol bottle before reversing the car into a parked vehicle.

He then allegedly drove towards a witness, reversing and turning the vehicle towards them before colliding with a concrete pole, stopping the vehicle.

The man was apprehended by security before police arrived and he was then charged with one count of failing to leave licensed premises, one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle while adversely affected and one count of obstruct police.

He is due to appear in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on October 24.